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Go Ahead -- Bother People by Asking Questions

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Go Ahead -- Bother People by Asking Questions

Too many of us have the idea that truth is something you're TOLD -- either by the preacher in the pulpit, the politician behind the podium, the doctor in the white coat, or the handsome/beautiful face floating above the important looking news desk on the TV or phone screen. Charts and graphs and dramatic video in the background add to the illusion that truth is something only the experts have a handle on.

But truth is something you find. Anyone who has ever seriously looked for something -- be it the phone you put down in the living room (you think), your sunglasses, the car keys -- knows that an essential process to finding what you're looking for is asking questions: "Has anyone seen my black shoes?" "WHERE is my wallet?" Even if there is no one around to ask, we run a silent conversation within ourselves: "I know I had it when I got out of the car. What did I do then?"

So, if we ask questions on matters as mild as our missing car keys or who ate the last piece of cake, surely we should ask questions about the really, really significant elements of our lives: "Are all people equal? If this is so, then why do some people command and rule over the lives of others?" or, "Is my power as a 'citizen" truly limited to casting a vote every few years and writing letters to the rulers?"

Or this one: "Why am I put down when I ask questions?"

Truth remains hidden when our eyes, our minds, and our mouths, remain closed. Ask questions, lots of them, and when you are scolded for doing so, ask, "Why?"