Once there was a turkey, he was getting old and hence weak. He could not find sufficient food. His friend a bull saw his plight and told him, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings. That way you will get stronger and hop around a bit. So first day the turkey nibbled on some of the droppings, gained some strength.He perched on the first branch of the tree. Next day he had some more and could fly to the second branch. The third day to the third. After a week it could fly to the top of the tree. He sat their like a king beaming looking around.
One day a farmer was passing by. He saw a fat turkey perched on top of the tree. Thanks giving was near and he thought wouldn't it be wonderful, if he could have the turkey for the feast. He took his shotgun that was slung across his shoulder and took aim and shot the poor turkey. He then carried it away happily to his wife. They then cooked it and had a grand feast the next day.
So what is the moral of the story.
Moral of the story is bull shit can take you to the top but cannot keep you there, for long.
Story was just to highlight that most of our life we are talking things which we don't even understand , bull shit in fact. This has come from the notion that more we talk about some thing , the more knowledgeable we will appear to the society.
There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Earlier we used to live in times where survival of the fittest was the norm. Now it is survival of the well informed. Next era could be survival of the wisest.
What is different between information and wisdom. Information is accumulation of all the ideas, happenings around in every sphere of life. People are afraid to appear as uneducated. You may remember coming across an individual who appeared so knowledgeable , seemed to know everything under the sun. You just had to ask a thing and pat will come the answer
I had an acquaintance who could talk at length on any topic. Seemed to know all about
countries without having visited them. Initial admiration turned to consternation when all talk happened to be one way traffic. Sort of verbal diarrhea. A wise person on the other hand will talk frugally, choose words carefully and hopefully give a few simple things to take away which has power to change our life or to change our thinking.
World has always been about one persons opinion against another persons opinion.
We seem to think that if we don't know answer to any question we would stand out as a fool or looked down upon. Everyone is trying to educate you about something or the other.
Little do we realize that I don't know can be a great journey. Some questions are more important than answers. Today we have internet , we just have to have a question in our mind and immediately we google it . Internet is a great tool . We don't have to memorize much, answers are available at click of a button. Life is great that way.
But what about existential questions. Where we have come from , where we will go. Is life a continuum or it is just a temporary phase, how universe came into existence, what makes us happy and so on. These existential questions are experiential and they cannot be instantly answered. They are revealed to you when you are ready. So hold on to these questions dearly. Run from those who want to give ready made and instant answers. This is your own journey. You have to learn by trial and error. Meeting people of different wisdom traditions. Learning and applying their thoughts.
Let "I don't know" lead you to something bigger and greater. Stay uneducated.
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