The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines truth as 1) the body of real things, events and facts: ACTUALITY; 2) the state of being the case: FACT; and 3) a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality.
In the Merriam-Webster thesaurus, truth is labeled as accuracy, actuality, authenticity, correctness, credibility, honesty, trustworthiness, truthfulness, veracity, dependability and reliability. It states that its synonyms are factuality and verity.
Truth and Integrity
“Integrity is your only collateral” as mentioned in my last post. I feel that people struggle with truth today and therefore, it is hard to trust one another. I am not being judgmental here, but I feel that it is important to realize the value of truth and how it relates to trust. With varying social media outlets, it is easy to disguise the truth and pretend to be someone or something that we are not. Again, no judgment here, but at times it is difficult to discern the truth from reality in today’s world.
What’s more, people may not tell the truth in your face, eye-to-eye which is worse in my viewpoint. I had a recent experience where a co-worker called himself expressing empathy for me regarding a personal situation that I went through. He stated, “I called you a few times but you did not answer, I am sorry to hear about (my situation)?” I felt as though he was being very sincere and expressing his truth. However, when I checked my call log, I did not see a missed call from him. I was devastated.. pretty much worse than the personal situation I had gone through.
Truth and Trust
Recently, I took an individual and team dynamics course as a MBA student and the information that we learned about trust was fascinating. According to Paul J. Zak in “The Neuroscience of Trust,” a survey of 1,095 working adults in the U.S. revealed that the U.S. average for organizational trust was 70% (out of a possible 100%) with one firm scoring an abysmally low 15%.
As a result of the experience I had with my co-worker, I think that I am now a part of the other 30% that do not trust organizations and/or the people inside of organizations (jokingly.. kind of).
The Value of Truth
Conclusion
Is trust the currency of the future as stated by the University of Waterloo’s Adjunct Associate Professor and Director of the Problem Lab, Larry Smith in the video? For me, trust relies on truth. I remember learning that the truth shall set you free from my grands back in the day.
For me, I believe that we should build our legacies on the foundation of truth and trust will manifest after. Thus, the end result will improve quality of life with a focus on truth, facts and actuality. It has been worth it to me. What is your truth?
Truth..
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