“If we acquire knowledge before we are emotionally healthy, that is if we are insecure, we are going to use it to boost our own ego and compare ourselves to others. The desire for knowledge will be like a need for a drug, then, pacifying a wounded spirit through comparative associations. Entire theological camps have been built and bolstered by this needy, angry, gluttonous desire for knowledge. But if we have confidence, if we are secure, knowledge humbles us. We realize that we did not invent truth, we simply stumbled upon it like food on a long journey.” (>>)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 :: 3:03 PM
1) Josh »» January 28th, 2010 @ 11:03 pm
Why don’t we ever find articles like this until it’s too late and the mistakes have already been made?
My problem isn’t so much with finding the advice, but applying it