Credo

I believe in truth. It has never been any family motto—never even been a personal motto—but my desire for knowledge and understanding brings me inevitably to the fact that what drives me, beyond having a good life, is finding truth. About what? I can’t specify: truth about anything that deepens my understanding of the world. School can bring some of it, personal discovery can bring a lot of it, but only when you look can you find this truth. So I look when I can, think when I can’t, and in the meantime, remember to have a good life.
Truth can even deliver a good life, where knowledge takes the place of gold, leaving you rich with potential, but as I mine this gold, it is not for economic gain. Having everything and knowing nothing may sound like ignorant bliss to some, but the thought is a cold rollercoaster at night: it may be fun and unexpected, but you will never see anything no matter how high you get. Some people like to work their whole lives to get a chance at riding that rollercoaster, never minding the featureless night, but I prefer to grab a flashlight and look around for a bit. Sometimes you are only walking for five minutes before you catch a glimpse of gold in your light, and sometimes you don’t find anything at all.
It all comes down to critical thought—people forget to look around, and they don’t scrutinize the beaten path, trusting it will lead them to the proper conclusion (or at least, the popular one, as some prefer). For me, the discovery is worth it, and the outcome, bountiful. That is why I follow truth with my little light onto the world. With the truth, you are ultimately free.