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T R U T H H Q

brand of politics. So, they drop down a rabbit-hole, just briefly, and then feel they have ‘arrived’. No more need to search. No fear of doubts.

Well, to be honest, I worry about such folk even more! They’ve actively chosen their beliefs,

values and what-have-you, so they’re likely to be even more defensive. They’ve had a little bit of rabbit-hole experience, and they know that queasy feeling of the bottomless pit – they know that one dig could lead to another and another. But they stop – unwilling to continue – they decide instead that they’ve sussed everything out. They’ve arrived. But there’s always a bit of doubt lurking there in the back of their minds, so they will be very defensive, should you ever presume to question them.

Well, I expect you’ve guessed by now, I’d like to suggest that we all keep on digging! Because, yes, the rabbit-holes go on down forever! You’ll get used to that queasy feeling and realise that nothing is ever as it seems. There’s always

multiple ways of looking at things. There’s

always doubt and uncertainty. Confusion as

well, perhaps, but also fascination, intrigue and mystery! Adventure. Excitement. Imagination. Enchantment.

So why would you ever stop digging? And

there’s no end to digging, once you really get started. You don’t need much – just patience, a bit of silence, a bit of calm.

So don’t stop. Dig that hole! Follow that rabbit! In digging, of course, we may uncover uncomfortable truths about ourselves. This, I’d suggest, need not be such a bad thing. Perhaps something we had feared or felt ashamed of will suddenly seem no longer as bad. Perhaps what you hate or fear most about yourself might

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