Cloud Shadow

"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes and forgotten."-Neil Gaiman

And that is good at times but it is often bad.
It is good when shadow truths are without agenda and inspire pure goodness. I think of myths and legends.
It is bad when the shadow truths are meant to further self-interests, power plays, or politics.
I think we need to seek facts from many and diverse sources in order to understand the basic truth beyond the shadow truths. Sometimes we need to step out of our own bias to see the facts which is hard.
Just an opinion. :)