Here is my truth: you can’t change the world

If you say you stand for the truth, you may also say you can change the world. But if you are one who frequently says “my truth,” then you can’t change the world. You can only change your world.

It’s easy for the rational mind to reject the phrase “my truth.” But at least a few things really are true for some and not for others; healing from physical maladies or emotional trauma will be different for each person because we are all unique.

Here’s an example, however, where it’s annoying, from Lucy Ferriss:

Undergrad: Random-number generators became less random after 9/11 because that trauma shook the consciousness of the world.
Prof: There’s no evidence whatever that random-number generators are any less random than they were before.
Undergrad: That’s my truth. I saw it in Tom Shadyac’s movie.

It appears the undergrad is denying objective reality, or at least is denying the “scientific consensus” in favor of an explanation that makes more sense to him. I could see him meaning one of two things (although more are possible):

First, the facts are indeed objective, but I am right even though normal definitions of evidence don’t seem to fit. In other words, it means, “I don’t believe it.” Or, “Even so, I disagree.” Or,”On a deeper level, it’s still true that post-9/11 trauma shook the consciousness of the world.” The argument is still over “objective” or consensus reality.