A achieved freedom from Buffet's insightful remark about "right truth." I realized that I have limited my knowledge and ability to explore and discover because I have set myself to look only for the "right truth." Without me knowing it, the truth that I have been seeking is not so much about another person's viewpoint, but my own, personal philosophy -- my statement of truth as I have experienced and lived it. It is through the Buffet quote that I began to acknowledge that I can be both recipient and producer of knowledge, exploring knowledge about life while at the same time, sharing it with others through my own interpretation, my "version" of the 'right truth.'

Creating a personal philosophy or my version of the 'right truth' developed my self-confidence and increased my perceived self-worth. These...

As Buffet asserted, right facts and reasoning are the only things that will make me right. Thus, so long as I know that I engage myself in critical self- and truth-discovery, I do not have to worry about discovering the "right truth" anymore. Instead, I am re-focusing my efforts in pursuing truth-seeking that is more relevant and pragmatic (i.e., universal) in its scope. Combining these truths with my personal experience and knowledge, I can achieve a version of truth that is 'truer' and more relevant to me as an individual and continuous explorer about human knowledge and life truths.