What is real?

It seems like life is full of different kinds of “stages” and we take part in or watch several “shows” every day. Sometimes what I see makes me wonder how real “reality” is?
The Greek philosopher Plato claimed that “you cannot step into the same river twice”. We live in a world with constant changes. What was true yesterday is not necessarily true today.

2000 years ago Pontius Pilate asked “What is truth?” He was about to make the most important decision of his life without realizing the depth of it. He had been warned by his wife and he had tried to avoid being the one to close the case. Living in times, not much different from ours, when personal interests usually came before others he tried to say “no” by saying “yes” and he spent the rest of his life washing his hands claiming that he was not guilty of “the blood of this innocent man.”
He realized that Jesus did not deserve crucifixion and he insisted on writing a title and putting it on the cross saying; “Jesus of Nazareth. The king of the Jews”.

I always thought the question was strange when I was younger. How come a person cannot distinguish between truth and what isn’t?
As I get more experienced with life and with the performances of people who claim to represent the truth, I understand better the complexity of it.

We tend to believe in people with some kind of authority. If it “was in the paper” it must be right. If the pastor said so, it must be right.
Some people are taught from a young age to “do as they are told” while others have been taught to “ask questions”. People who ask questions are often being accused of rebellion.

Life is about learning to trust the inner voice trying to guide us through life. There are so many confusing “facts” to relate to, therefore we help from the One who sees the situation from a much higher place, with a much better view and who cared so much about the whole world that He gave, and gave, and continues to give…

So friends, what I’m trying to say is this “It is not as easy to be a human being as people think.”

Elin Elkouby