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{TRUTH}
[25th
March 1986]
[Hunter]
(Book, Volume III)
19860324/25.0153
To the question: 'What is
Truth?' the reply can only be: 'TRUTH IS' – that is, Truth is what
is. The similarity to I AM – I AM THAT I AM* – suggests strongly
that God and Truth are One.
A distinction between the Artist
and the Craftsman may be discovered using this concept of Truth. If
a man sets out to write a novel which, he predicts, will tell 'The
truth about … (say, Poverty in Britain Today), the likelihood is
that he will not write The Truth (or even, Truth). This is because
Truth is not about
anything – it just is. In practical terms, the writer's will to
tell the truth about
something reveals his pre-existent view of what the truth is, and his
desire to control the truth, to turn his arts to his own ends. This
is the approach of the Craftsman – in whom, of course, there will
be something of the Artist. The Artist, on the other hand – in
whom, of course, there will be something of the Craftsman – seeks
truth in his Art: he does not try to use Truth, but allows Truth to
use him, albeit imperfectly.
*[Exodus
3:14, KJB/AV, literally translated as “I shall be what I shall be”;
also rendered as “I am he who is.” (e.g. NJB)]
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