Truth, Beauty, and Happiness

Thinking of the subject of truth and beauty reminded me of a conversation one of my classes had. I remembered my teacher bringing up the fact of when he went to school soooo long ago and his education. I laughed when he commented that all the textbooks relating to science, etc., are now false- they've been proved wrong. So is truth really just based on our minds and the knowledge we have? In many cases I think that this is the case. At least for the way we personally see it. How are we to define what is true? Depending on various interpretations, truth can be defined with an assortment of meanings to every person. Truth, therefore, is also "in the eyes of the beholder." Keats further comments, "that is all / ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." We are content in seeing things the way we want to see them. For us, perhaps that's all we need to make us happy. We are so much better off than those figures painted on the urn, because be have the ability to interpret beauty the way we will. Our minds have the freedom to explore and discover for ourselves. It is a personal journey to interpret the world in our own eyes and this is what brings happiness to us.