We read in Holy Scripture "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," (John 8: 32), so too, Pilate asked, "What is truth…?" (John 18: 38) We should want to not only know the truth, but our highest good is to live to that truth, for anything that is less than truth, means that we are following a path that is either false wholly, or partially false, and anything that is false or any part of false, cannot ultimately be true.
We are told by the greatest philosophers to "know thyself," which basically means to know truth. The very basis of everything that we deal with in our lives is built upon foundations that either are true at their core, or are untrue. This means that all that is false, will not test true through the sands of time, and all that is true, will be true, forever, for if truth is not eternal, than all that purports to be that truth, must therefore, ultimately be false.
This signifies that the search for truth, should, in fact, be the primary search of mankind, for nothing can possibly be higher than knowing the truth. How much time, and how much energy, mankind currently devotes to such a vital search, by research, by studying, by learning, and by contemplation, is actually rather pathetic, for far too many people accept that the way things are is the way things will always be, with progress coming here and there, and far too few expend the energy to actually pursue to its rightful conclusion, the truth of it all.
The fact that we do not pursue truth with the diligence that it so requires, is the very reason, that we look around and see so much of this planet, in abject conditions of economic poverty, hatred, strife, greed, injustice, war, troubles, and discord. All of this is not so much the result of mankind asserting its will and its desire for freedom, but rather the misuse of man's intelligence in order to serve lesser gods, which provide temporal pleasures or powers, without taking into full consideration the ramifications of such a mindset.
This does so mean that false paths bring forth the spoiled rotten fruits of such a venture, whereas, true paths, bring forth the fruits of harmony, peace, love, joy, and kindness. So that, the things that you are doing, the things that you are thinking about, the things that you are dwelling upon, and things that you create and interact with, will when all combined, tell the story, and ultimately those that bring forth more evil in any of its myriad forms onto this planet, clearly indicate that the path they are on, is by definition, false. For false paths produce results that are in disharmony with truth.
On the other hand, those that seek true freedom, will not rest until they know the truth, and those that know the truth, will live up to that truth, for it is in the living, that bears out who and what we really are. So that, truth discovered, but not lived by, is the calling card of those that know, but have fallen from such knowledge in order to aggrandize unto themselves, powers and principalities, of which, such knowledge, wrongly used, creates burdens and entrapments that cannot be escaped from, until such time, such wrong actions, have been corrected by the corresponding right ones.
While there is just One Truth, there are many tributaries and rivers that will lead to that One Mighty Ocean of truth, find it and follow it, through tides high and low, and all will be well.