I've been trying to learn to seek wisdom and understanding, and to be humble in my day-to-day life. I woke up one morning at 4:30 out of a dead sleep, and for some reason the only thing on my mind was this:
If knowledge is power and power corrupts, then one should seek wisdom in its stead.
The following day, all I could think about was how arrogant I become when I stumble upon knowledge. Once I have a reason to believe that I know something that someone else doesn't, I kick into this "I'm better than them" mode. It changes my world view and I hold it over people's heads that I think my perception of reality is more educated and developed than theirs.
That's really really stupid.
The funny thing is that the more I know, the more I talk. And the less I talk, the wiser I become. Proverbs 10:19 says "When words are many, sin is not absent; but he who holds his tongue is wise."
So there you have it. This is what's on my plate at the moment. Just had to write that down.
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