Doing Truth When The World Is Upside Down
Ronnie James is an Indigenous organizer and activist in the Mutual Aid tradition in central Iowa.
To walk a path of Doing The Truth is a battle with a very young culture. Telling the truth is comparably easy, we have our oral histories, art and traditions created and carried on, histories printed by thoses that found a way to the presses. We can recount the stories and lessons that survived colonialism.
But to do the truth, to live a life that enforces what we once had, a life and culture that made a millennia of humanity possible to thrive, is to be at war with what has defined and destroyed this world for too long.
We, those that conspire to live the truth, have chosen to honor our histories of cooperation. We know, with all that we have, that a world of competition and conquest is the opposite of how we gained the knowledges that propelled our abilities to create the sciences and the art and architecture of beautiful societies that our ancestors built, and we draw our strength from that to continue, to create, a world our future generations can thrive in.
It has only been a very short time that the world has been this way, which is the proof that it doesn't have to stay this way.
This really hit me—the distinction between telling the truth and *doing* the truth, especially with Ronnie James’ point about living out the cooperation that kept humanity thriving, is something I’ll be sitting with for a while. It’s so easy to get caught up in words and forget that the real work is in how we show up every day. By the way, I keep a free short haircut style gallery I like to share: https://shorthaircuts.net/
Mình có lần lướt đọc mấy trao đổi trên mạng شيخ روحاني thì thấy nhắc nên cũng tò mò mở ra xem thử cho biết. Mình không tìm hiểu sâu جلب الحبيب chỉ xem qua trong thời gian ngắn để quan sát bố cục جلب الحبيب cách sắp xếp شيخ روحاني các mục và trình bày nội شيخ روحاني dung tổng thể. Cảm giác là các phần được trình bày khá gọn, các Berlinintim mục rõ ràng nên đọc lướt cũng không bị rối Berlinintim với mình như شيخ روحاني vậy là đủ để nắm tin cơ bản rồi. جلب الحبيب
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This resonates deeply choosing truth when everything feels chaotic is no small act. As a PhD student balancing research and my part-time work at Last-Minute Assignments, I've lived through plenty of upside-down moments. My undergrad years were a constant spiral; I often felt like I was drowning. That's when I learned that honesty with myself and others was my anchor. Now, when someone asks me to edit my assignment, I don't just polish words; I help them find their authentic voice. Truth isn't pretty, but it's steady. And in a topsy-turvy world, that steadiness is everything. Thanks for this grounding reminder.
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I thought the article about trying to live truth in a world that feels upside down was really thoughtful and easy to relate to. Last term when everything felt heavy and school was too much, I even had to do my online class for me at that time so I could keep up and still think about ideas like staying true to myself. It reminded me that finding support can help you grow even in hard times.