Truth vs Loyalty

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According to fundamental definition, truth is the acceptance of reality or facts. But there are different versions of truth. People tend to make their own versions of truth according to their requirement. Loyalty is staying faithful to an organization or a group of people or simply to someone. These are seemingly different terms. Then why the fuss?

In fact, the cold war between truth and loyalty has long been fought. People have chosen different sides according to their circumstances. Let’s delve deeper into this concept by taking an example. In the Mahabharata, Bhishma and Dhronacharya went against the truth in order to be loyal to the royal family who fed them. The reality is that people often tend to overlook the wrong doings of their loved ones because they can’t stand the ugly truth of living without them. They are blinded by love.

In fact, there is a constant battle between the two. This is a type of moral dilemma and people everywhere face the issue. For instance, if a person discovers a scandal where he works, then he is in a dilemma as to whether he should take help from the law and expose them or remain committed to his company and save his own job.
It’s often said that Mother’s love is unconditional and doesn’t demand anything in return. But is it ethical for her to overlook her child’s flaws? What if her son/daughter grows up and turns out to be a psychopath? Is it justified forgiving him/her even though he/she has committed heinous crimes?

This is where being too close to someone hurts us in the end. We can’t differentiate between what is good and what is bad. We often tend to think from the point of view of the person we are defending. In doing so, we often pull ourselves away from reality. One way of avoiding this dilemma is to stay away from any form of attachments to people or things but that seems a far-fetched idea especially in the modern world.

So how can we avoid this dilemma? You ask me? I would say we can’t avoid it altogether. We can only choose either side and from my point of view, I would also go for LOYALTY over truth. Just as anyone else, I can’t face the ugly truth when it comes to my loved ones. Call me a hypocrite, but isn’t that the way we’re all supposed to be? We fight for our loved ones even though we know they are wrong. We forgive them and move on. In fact, there is nothing like truth. Everybody chooses the side of the story which suits them and calls it “truth”.

 In the end, LOYALTY triumphs over Truth. Satyamev Jayate (“Truth only triumphs”) is just textbook.

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