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ycleption · 03-07-07, 10:45 AM

On trues

Trues are power. I have been criticized for holding this belief, I think some misunderstand me as endorsing materialism. There are many types of power in this world, many of which are greater than trues, but I fail to see how my belief could be construed as false. As a monk, I do not place too much value on the material, but that is irrelevant to recognizing the power of true.
In the first place, trues are power because others believe it. Many live with the solitary goal of gathering trues, many die seeking trues, many die for lack of trues. Anything that can so consume our minds has power that can be used. So the question this leads us to is how can trues be used? Every true that I have is one that lawless sorts do not have. Every true that I gather from the body of a fallen foe is one that will not be used to buy weapons of oppression, is one that will not be used for illicit purposes. However, it must carefully be kept in mind why one is gathering true, lest we allow its power to control us, rather than the other way around.
Every time I spend true, I have a choice in whose hand to put power. If I buy something from those I know, I can be assured that the right hands hold power. If I spend carelessly, I may be paying for tools that will be used against me. Thus, it is just as important to be mindful when spending as when gaining true.
For me personally, the greatest power of trues is to buy time. Although I may physically be buying silk, or tanning oil, or whatnot, from a practical standpoint I am really buying the time I would be spending gathering or making these things by myself. When I entered this world, I tried to do everything myself, and indeed I still value self-sufficiency and I cultivate the ability to exist without help from others. I consider this a vital part of my training. However, I often find that the time gained by buying minor supplies allows me to train far more than I would by doing things myself.
Again, the key to all of this is to keep in mind personal goals, and like all forms of power, make sure that you are in control, and do not let trues have control over you.

03-07-07, 10:45 AM	#11
ycleption Character Approver Characters Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beyond the fields we know. Posts: 1,616 Thanks: 96 Thanked 850 Times in 488 Posts	RE: Drexia's Journal-excerpts On trues Trues are power. I have been criticized for holding this belief, I think some misunderstand me as endorsing materialism. There are many types of power in this world, many of which are greater than trues, but I fail to see how my belief could be construed as false. As a monk, I do not place too much value on the material, but that is irrelevant to recognizing the power of true. In the first place, trues are power because others believe it. Many live with the solitary goal of gathering trues, many die seeking trues, many die for lack of trues. Anything that can so consume our minds has power that can be used. So the question this leads us to is how can trues be used? Every true that I have is one that lawless sorts do not have. Every true that I gather from the body of a fallen foe is one that will not be used to buy weapons of oppression, is one that will not be used for illicit purposes. However, it must carefully be kept in mind why one is gathering true, lest we allow its power to control us, rather than the other way around. Every time I spend true, I have a choice in whose hand to put power. If I buy something from those I know, I can be assured that the right hands hold power. If I spend carelessly, I may be paying for tools that will be used against me. Thus, it is just as important to be mindful when spending as when gaining true. For me personally, the greatest power of trues is to buy time. Although I may physically be buying silk, or tanning oil, or whatnot, from a practical standpoint I am really buying the time I would be spending gathering or making these things by myself. When I entered this world, I tried to do everything myself, and indeed I still value self-sufficiency and I cultivate the ability to exist without help from others. I consider this a vital part of my training. However, I often find that the time gained by buying minor supplies allows me to train far more than I would by doing things myself. Again, the key to all of this is to keep in mind personal goals, and like all forms of power, make sure that you are in control, and do not let trues have control over you.