“A wise man never knows all. A fool knows everything.”
African Proverb
I do love ths proverb that Spidey, dear Spidey, managed to fish out of his collection this week.
It’s another take on last week’s entry, about never being too old to learn new things, really.
We are never at an age where we know it all, though I am sure we all know a Mr or Mrs Know-It-All!
And you are guaranteed to think that person a bit of a fool. I bet when that person starts spouting off about all they know, there is eye rolling going on around them too.
It is so important to realise that one individual really can’t know EVERYTHING.
Sure, age brings with it experience, and the wisdom to guide others through certain situations. But even as adults, we are still learning, or should be willing to admit that there will always be plenty that we don’t know how to navigate.
And with that realisation, should come that knowledge that it isn’t weakness to ask for assistance. In fact it is the wise man who will ask for help, not the fool, because, of course, the fool knows it all!
So… tell me, do you know any fools?
But I Smile Anyway... 