The Book of Truth "Look under 't'." --Lord Terrance, librarian of the Lycaeum, when consulted about the nature of Truth |
. . . One of the most misinterpreted principles is that of Truth, possibly because the virtue that stems directly from Truth is Honesty. Thus, seekers all too often assume Truth roots itself in one's ability to conquer self-deceit and the deceit of others. There is far more to Truth than one's propensity to forsake lies and falsehoods. Truth, as the scholars of the Lycaeum know, involves a quest for answers, a search for the complex laws of nature that mold the world and, indeed, our very selves. Such a task is not an easy one, for it often involves throwing away notions and precepts embedded within us since childhood. Sutek, praised scholar of the Lycaeum, described it best: " 'Tis like asking a sailor to extinguish the stars that guide his ship." But, as Sutek later indicated, "Ingenuity soon finds that sailor navigating beneath a new light, which, more often than not, leads him to destinations of greater import."