The truth about truths

And Why It Changes Everything

What most people do not realise about truth is that multiple truths can exist at the same time.

This is not philosophical confusion.
It is perceptual reality.

Let me start simply.

If you are sitting in your garden, looking up at the blue sky,
you might say, “The sun is up.”

That is true.

If you are an astronaut in space, looking at Earth from a spacecraft,
the sun might appear sideways or even down.

That is also true.

So which one is correct- up, down, or sideways?

The answer is not one or the other.
It is all of them.

Truth depends on perspective.
And perspective depends on position.

When Truth Has Layers

Let us take a more serious example.

The NASA Challenger explosion.

One truth is technical.
The O ring seals failed under extreme temperature conditions.
That mechanical failure caused the explosion.

That is true.

Another truth is organisational.
Engineers raised concerns about those exact risks.
Those warnings were diluted or ignored as they moved up the chain.

That is also true.

Another truth is human.
Decision makers were under immense pressure, time, politics, public expectation and made a call they believed they could justify.

That too is true.

So what caused the disaster

the bolts
the decision
or the pressure?

The answer is not either or.

It is both and.

Different layers of truth were operating simultaneously.

Why We Get Triggered by Partial Truths

Now let us bring this closer to everyday life.

There was a piece of artwork circulating online by a Nigerian artist.
It showed a queue of professionals holding CVs, waiting for an interview.
One woman had the letters CV written on her body, implying she would get the job by offering herself sexually.

Many women were deeply triggered by this image.
And that reaction makes sense.

But I noticed something within myself.

I was not triggered because I could see multiple truths at once.

Is it true that some women have exchanged intimacy for opportunity?
Yes. That happens.

Is it also true that many women have risen through skill, competence, brilliance, and integrity without ever doing that?
Absolutely.

Both truths exist.

The artwork showed one fragment of reality.
Not the whole truth.
But still a truth.

When we can hold that complexity, something shifts.

The Ego Does Not Defend Truth

It Defends Identity

Here is the key insight.

Truth does not always feel nice.
Truth does not always feel fair.
Truth does not always feel calming.

Sometimes truth is confronting because it cracks open the identity we built to feel safe.

When that happens, the ego reacts.

The mind protects the story.
It defends the narrative.
It clings to one version of reality.

That is when we get triggered and start defending identity.

But when you remember something deeper
that you are not the ego, not the persona, not the story, but the awareness shining through it

something changes.

When consciousness becomes aware of itself, it can hold more than one truth without collapsing.

That is when selective bias loosens its grip and freedom begins.

What Changes When You Can Hold More Than One Truth

This is not abstract.
It is deeply practical.

When you recognise that multiple truths can coexist:

You lead differently.
You listen more deeply.
You pause before reacting.

In organisations, you stop rushing to blame and start looking at systems.

In teams, you hold space for different perspectives, without needing to be right.

In marriage, arguments soften because you realise two experiences can be valid at the same time.

With your children, you listen beneath behaviour instead of reacting to the surface.

And most importantly, you become gentler with yourself.

Because you realize your perspective is part of the truth, not the whole thing.

Why Most People Avoid Multiple Truths

There is something most people do not admit.

Recognising multiple truths is not neutral.
It is not safe.
And it is certainly not comfortable.

The moment you acknowledge that another truth exists alongside yours,
something inside you feels threatened.

Especially when that truth touches identity.

History shows us this clearly.

People do not resist lies.
They resist truths that destabilize identity.

So what do we do instead?

We cling to one version of reality.
We collapse into selective bias.
Confirmation bias.

We research only what supports our beliefs.
We follow voices that echo us.
We reject information that challenges us because it feels safer.

Safer for the ego.
Safer for belonging.
Safer for survival.

Multiple Truths Do Not Mean Anything Goes

It is important to clarify something.

Recognising multiple truths does not mean truth is vague, imaginary, or purely opinion based.

Some truths are factual.

If I throw a ball into the air, it will come down.
Gravity is not a matter of perspective.

Fire burns.
Water flows downhill.
A body deprived of oxygen will struggle to survive.
Cause and effect exists.

These truths can be tested, measured, and verified.

Other truths are contextual.

They are true within a specific time, role, or situation until new evidence expands understanding.

History shows us this again and again.

For centuries, it was accepted truth that the Earth was flat.
Galileo asked a simple question
- if the Earth is flat, why do ships disappear gradually over the horizon and don’t simple fall off?

Reality did not change.
Understanding did.

Some truths are provisional. They hold until they are questioned, tested, and expanded.

Truth evolves as consciousness evolves.

Bias does not belong to truth itself. It belongs to interpretation.

Yet most of us do not interact with truth directly. We interact with filtered versions of it.

And if we consume information without awareness, we inherit someone else’s bias as our reality.

The Cost of Narrow Truth

Leadership requires more.

It requires the ability to distinguish between
fact and interpretation
truth and narrative
evidence and agenda

It requires asking:

Can this be verified?

What else might be true at the same time?

Who benefits from this version being the only one?

When you can do this, you do not become confused.

You become discerning.

And discernment is freedom.

A Simple Discernment Practice

Pause for a moment.

Bring to mind one statement you have recently heard, read, or believed strongly.
From the news.
From work.
From a relationship.
From your own inner voice.

Now ask:

Is this a fact something observable and verifiable?

Is this context true within a specific situation or experience?

Or is this bias shaped by fear, identity, or past experience?

Notice what happens in your body as you separate them.

Often, the emotional charge drops.

That is not avoidance.
That is clarity.

Now ask:

What would change in how I respond if I acted from clarity instead of reaction?

A Closing Reflection

You do not need to decide what is right.
You do not need to pick a side.

You only need to see clearly.

When you can distinguish between fact, context, and bias, you stop being controlled by the story and start responding from presence.

That is when leadership matures.

That is when wisdom replaces certainty.

Freedom begins the moment you realize
that truth is not singular
and neither are you.