All of humanity is in peril of extinction if each one of us does not dare, now and henceforth, always to tell only the truth, and all the truth, and to do so promptly - right now.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Humanity risks extinction without immediate and total truth-telling. Truth is presented as an urgent survival requirement.
- In plain terms
- Telling the truth right now saves us from dying out.
- What can you take from it?
- Tell the whole truth immediately.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What truth are you avoiding today?
- How does lying endanger our future?
Another view
Truth alone may not stop physical threats like climate change.
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