Proverbs 9:4 (KJV) Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
It occurred to me this morning that possibly the first step in gaining wisdom is to realize you need input from outside yourself. I noticed that this is wisdom calling out here and accusing us of being simple. Actually, as I have read this in the past I have breezed over it because I have not considered myself one of the simple. Maybe that’s a first step that I need to grasp, or take, if that’s more appropriate.
As a skeptic, I asked a lot of questions. You can ask stupid questions because you’re not listening. I’m sure that I have my times when I do that, but most of the time I ask questions because I am listening. Not only am I listening, but I am remembering things that I’ve heard and read before. I like to think that most of my questions are based on either a lack of knowledge about something or a perceived inconsistency that I want to resolve.
So? I plan on continuing to ask questions but I need to begin to assume, as a starting point, that I am not the wise one. I need to be careful not to try to play “gotcha”.
Monday, February 9, 2026
First Step
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