Is it a truth, or just a belief?

What is a belief?  What is a truth? What is the difference between a belief and a truth?  A truth is something that is true 100% of the time, for 100% of the people.  The earth is round, the clouds are above, humans need water to live, 2 plus 2 equals 4. These are truths.  Most of those things we think are truths are not truths, but beliefs. Beliefs are limited thoughts that are changeable.  They are not true for everyone, all the time. Each religion has its set of beliefs, conflicting with other sets of religious beliefs. The belief that aging is a bad thing, as we believe in the US, may not be a belief in countries where an aged person is more respected and valued, due to their life experiences and knowledge.

Beliefs are limited thoughts that beg to be proven right.  We have hundreds of beliefs that we act out daily and prove to ourselves-and sometimes to others-that these beliefs, that we, are right.  We don't want to be wrong.  We want to be right.  When pressed, one may go to great lengths, even to the DETRIMENT of self, to prove that a belief is a truth.

Many beliefs are adopted from an early age.  And still today we defend those beliefs.  Sometimes beliefs are not accurate and need to be changed.  As we learn more in life, our beliefs change and shift.  But on occasion, we have beliefs that stick to us and don't change.  When a belief is in the way of us in our adult life, when we are striving for a success, but are not getting that success, it's important to take a look and see if there is an old, outdated belief that needs to be changed.

Anyway, I could go on, but this post is just to decipher a belief from a truth for further, easier communication.