In an effort to help you all with writing stories or writing in general, we have to cover the essential question, "What is Truth?" Many people including philosophers, religious theologians, and writers have made efforts to either answer this question, or at least come up with mental strategies to help find ways to answer this question.
You might have thought at some point in your life, "why are we even here and what's the meaning of life? How did all of this come to exist? Is there a divine creator or did this all happen out of chance?" In other cases, you may have wondered, "Why do people do what they do? Why is there good and evil in the world? What is truly right and wrong morality?" Each and every one of you have your own thoughts and ideas about these questions. Some of you may feel you have an answer, for others, you may still be thinking about them. At the end of the day, your view of truth sets the stage for how you express yourself and what you write. The conclusions you have about truth are your own and become your story to tell.
There are two essential forms of truth: Objective and Subjective Truth
Objective Truth: This is Truth with a capital "T" meaning-- if something is true, it is for all people, at all places, and at all times. An example would be that humans need oxygen to live and oxygen is necessary for living organisms to sustain their lives, therefore, oxygen is essential for the continuity of life.
Subjective Truth: This is truth in the sense that it applies to your personal experience. An example would be two people who are looking at a painting. One may think it's beautiful, and another may think it's ugly because of different experiences in life that shaped their ideas of beauty.
For you, what is your idea of truth? Do you think there is an objective truth for all people, in all places, at all times, or do you think it's entirely relative to personal experience? Do some of you think it's a hybrid of both that the two work together? Be as detailed as possible.
I personally believe everybody has their own truths because we all grew up with different beliefs and different religions. Everybody has their own opinion and even though there may not be evidence to support their beliefs, they are still going to stick to that thought. My personal truth is that God made the earth in 7 days, and not everyone is going to believe that but it's okay it's just my personal opinion.