To look at the truth (not to be confused with reality), however painful, however seemingly disadvantageous (whether on the front end or in whatever sense you place your own personal sense of value*) throughout man’s history has proven to be mankind’s “Achilles-heel”*.*

*Matthew 6:21 is the twenty-first verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Mathew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion of wealth. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. In the previous two verses Jesus explained why one should store one’s treasure in heaven rather than on earth. This verse states that if one places one’s treasure in heaven that is where one’s heart or attention will be. This is an implicit warning, which is made clear later in the chapter, that if one’s treasure is on earth, one’s heart and attention will also be on earthly matters, to the exclusion of God. While the previous verses stated that placing one’s treasures in heaven was wise, this one shifts to warning that not doing so might lead to a life of futility seeking treasures that will not matter in light of eternity. Matthew 6:24 makes this explicit. This verse also makes clear that treasure is not some specific collection of objects, but is rather anything that one values in life. [Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_6:21#:~:text=In%20the%20King%20James%20Version,your%20heart%20will%20be%20also.]

**The term Achilles heel references a vulnerability or weakness. It is rooted in the myth of Achilles’ mother dipping him in the River Styx, making his entire body invulnerable except for the part of his foot where she held him—the proverbial Achilles heel. Jun 11, 2021 [Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Achilles-Greek-mythology]