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You owe reality nothing and the truth about your feelings everything. — Richard Hugo 

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159 deviants said True - Please advise.
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34 deviants said False - Please advise.

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:icon11chad111984:
~11chad111984 May 11, 2013  New member
FOR ME THE REALITY IN THIS WORLD THAT HUMAN BEING DO,,IS ALL ILLUSION..THE TRUE REALITY IS HIDDEN FOR US.. THATS WHY YOU OWE NOTHING TO THE REALITY WE HAVE.. BECAUSE FOR ME THE REAL REALITY? IS ALL ON YOU TO FIGURE IT OUT EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT WE OWE IS ALL OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT ONLY EXIST AND REAL IN THIS WORLD... WAKE UP......
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:iconopaquelymysterious:
~OpaquelyMysterious Apr 30, 2013  Hobbyist Artist
It is said that emotional awareness is the highest form of intelligence. If you become aware of your emotions, everything else in reality will fall into place since feelings and emotions are the incipients of subsistence.

However, truth isn't everything. The actual definition from the Merriam-Webster dictionary of the word reality is this: "1) the quality or state of being real 2) (a) a real event, entity, or state of affairs (b) something that is neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily." Thus stated, facts pertain to everything concerning reality as well as truth.

Thus having given the facts on both sides of this aspect concerning reality and feeling, I must say that I agree with Hugo.
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:iconbluejools:
Reality you can not control. Feelings impact your perspective and ability to see options and choices. IF you are honest with yourself about your feelings and where they originate (i.e. past experiences, bad or good) you can effect your perspective and find paths and choices that otherwise you would have been blinded to.

ok, well, that's my story and I am sticking to it.
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:iconnoteable:
You could say that ones feelings is the reality. Don't we owe ourselves truth.
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:iconprimehunter:
*PrimeHunter Apr 21, 2013  Professional General Artist
I chose true, because as long as you believe in your inner power, reality will respond to what you believe.
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:iconinfinite-heart:
`Infinite-Heart Apr 19, 2013   General Artist
Very complex question...
I feel like reality is all in our feelings. It depends what kind of reality. Dreams are reality, but they aren't.
They're everything, and nothing at the same time.
It's paradoxical.
Life is a paradox.
Emotion shapes the reality we live in, while the reality we live in also shapes emotions. :lol:
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:iconphinnyphineas:
~Phinnyphineas Apr 19, 2013  New member
without feelings the truth is just someting,is just a word.
If you don't have feelings you just exist.your live has no porpruse.you don't deserve to be called a human.Feelings are waht are we.The felling are shaping our lives.
the reality,the truth are nothing without feelings.As i say, you just exist.
the reality is just the base thing,the courage,the hope and the rest of a human feeling represent us.
I think that this reality is made by more realites, bad or god realites. I think that for every of our reactions from every day are made by differents universes,the universes are too small ,so they are forming thogheter our universe.I think that are more stable universes that we can imagine.I think that is a perfect universe for ours deppest whises and dreamings.But don't forghet that you may live the dream of another you.But we are in this imperfect universe,this is the truth,but with our feelings we can do the impossible.I really belive that we can control our fate,the reality ,the truth can't stop us.That is what i think
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:icontenebrian:
*Tenebrian Apr 18, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
One of the simplest things I can think of in relation to this is, 'you can't change the events beyond your control, but you can change yourself.' In that context reality shouldn't overwhelm our focus because our real focus should be on ourselves.

But, what I thought first was, 'the truth about emotions is that even if we feel they are important, they are our truths. and in the end they are nothing.' Our truths define the reality to what we make of it; our reality is the only reality to us and is defined by our feelings and thoughts. yet, it's transitory, impermanent and subjective.

Hard words to dissect.
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:iconthegalleryofeve:
=TheGalleryOfEve Apr 18, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This reminds me of a poll I made yesterday on my page "Define happiness" ... didn't get too many "serious" responses yet (it's too soon), but some people said "Happiness is being content". I actually couldn't agree more with that definition! How many times do we see someone we think is in much worse conditions than us, and they smile wider! They're joyful! They're happy!!! And it's because they're simply more "appreciative" :shrug: ... They're "content" ... they have a mindset that allows them to open up their hearts to feel grateful for what they DO have! :love: ... Those are the ones who see the "half-full" glass!!! :iconlainloveplz:

So, it all comes to the same thing, in my opinion ... our state of mind, our feelings deciding "HOW" we're going to choose to BE, not our reality, or destiny or the world around us ... It is OUR choice!!! :love:
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:iconesselpratt:
*EsselPratt Apr 18, 2013  Professional Writer
I think reality is different to each person. If that is the case, then is reality even real? How can something that is intangible, be real...unless we make it real. Even then, how can we owe it anything, when it is just a figment of our own being? As a writer, I create many "realities", some believable and some not so believable. Nevertheless, they are the reality of the story that I developed. Nothing is owed to the idea, or visualization, of the reality that I create.

As for your feelings about everything, they deserve no less than the truth. If you hide the truth, you are harming yourself. Instead of living the grand lie, caress the differences that you hold tightly within and use their powers to create your new reality in which you can prosper.
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