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Searching for Truth

It seems that most people get lost in trying to find truth and reality. In my life, I have not found answers to what I am searching for. I have many questions that have changed my opinions.

Why is there racism? Why is there war? Why is there hatred? Why is there no social justice? Why are people dying? I know that everyone asks him or herself questions about what they don’t understand. And when we seek for answers, we often find them to be cruel and painful.

I remember seeing people sleeping on the street in freezing cold rain and snow. But not one person stepped in to offer a hand. I stood there for a couple of minutes imagining that I was in his or her situation. Would I want a helping hand? Why wouldn’t I?

I was deeply hurt knowing that there is millions of dollars spent toward invention, science and spacecraft—but only a quarter of that money spent on people who are homeless would make this society a better place to live and to be.

The truth only hurts when we find it to be unbelievable or unrealistic. I sometimes question myself—have I truly find answers to what I am looking for? I found that I have not. Every time I come to a conclusion, I then have a new beginning. When I think that I have found the truth, it always escapes.

It’s funny where life takes you, for you never know what tomorrow brings. I have convinced myself that the world still has hope, and that means that anything can be achieved.

Lucy Nguyen, 18, attends School Catholic Central High School in Windsor, Ontario. Lucy won $100 for this article. Do you have a great first-person story in you? Submit it to www.nextSTEPmagazine.com/writingcontest.

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