Perspective Truth is No Longer
Required
by Michael Levy
It seems in today's world, a
persons memoirs can be half fiction, half truth if it has a good
message. Even the queen of TV, Oprah, stated on Larry King, she supports
James Freys book, A Million Little Pieces, even though parts of
it are embellishments about events that never happened.
I wonder what Oprah will now tell a group of school children she would
like to mentor, on the subject of honest writing?
There is no doubt the book is well written and may be a great help for
people who are suffering from addictions, but that is not the point. If
it was written in the form of essays or a novel, on helping people with
addictions, then for sure it should be recommended.
However, if a book is published as a factual memoir and the facts prove
to be fictional, then a fiction, is a fiction, no matter how you want to
dress it up.
Martha Stewart went to jail for telling a little lie. President Clinton
almost got impeached. And no doubt James Frey will sell another million
copies with the support of the publisher and Oprah. Most people will
support him and say the means justifies the end. Who cares if a few
parts are not true, the message is a good one. The folks at Enron and
World Com, thought the same thing. What difference does a few lie make?
Yes indeed, in the world today, it is proven beyond a shadow of doubt,
the truth is no longer required. Success is all that matters and money
matters more than truth. But then again, how many people really know
truth from fiction?
January 15,
2006
Michael Levy is an Author,
Poet, Motivational/Financial Speaker. More about his work can be seen at
PointOfLife.com
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