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Truth: By Whose Authority

Dear Robbie, Truth  By Whose Authority Language is the ultimate discriminator. According to scientists we begin to wire the structures of language in our brain when we are in our mother's womb. Specifically, the general consensus is that our abilities to express meaningful language structures is the result of genetically controlled development in the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. Enough science, this essay is about truth after all. "Wait", you shout, spitting out your coffee. "Are you stupid? Science is all about Truth!" Glad to have triggered your analytical sentiments: are you accessing your reflective system or your reactive system? Okay, okay no more taunting as it is incredibly unbecoming and reeks of hubris. I can't help it, it's how I've been wired.  I am not a scientist - I don't have the patience to belabour every single minutiae of every single point I want to make about subjects that intrigue me. Ever read Socrates theory of

Living One Minute At A Time

 My life changed forever on November 4th, 2020 and wonderful and caring people all around me offered condolences and the universal reflection of sympathy that 'things will get better one day at a time'. The loss of my beloved husband of 31 years suddenly and unexpectedly cannot be assuaged by such a long, tortuous sentence in this lifetime: instead, I will take my living one minute at a time.