It's still hard for me to have a clear mind thinking on it. But it's the truth even if it didn't happen.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Acknowledges that truth can exist even without objective verification.
- In plain terms
- The speaker finds truth in a memory even if it did not happen.
- What can you take from it?
- Subjective truth matters regardless of facts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is truth objective or subjective?
Another view
It may confuse objective fact with subjective feeling.
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