Quantity Is Not Quality
You can know a lot about something, and still be wrong.
Quantity of knowledge does not always equate to being right.
You can seemingly have all the answers even and still be wrong.
Sometimes exhaustively knowing something just is more blinding.
Honesty more often leads to being right.
In scientific matters, scientists and researchers have devoted their entire careers to proving a theory or law. They thoroughly know a subject and fully believe in a theory they have proposed. Their theory or proposed law could then overturned in one study or report. It could even be overturned by someone or a group who knows less than them.
In areas of work, you can be in a senior level position, know a lot about your field, and still be wrong. It takes one new finding or product or system to completely disrupt and overturn what you thought you knew.
The point of this is to say, for most human, non work-related things, being "right" means being honest (and usually intellectually honest), open and loving.
Being right in the eyes of others is less important than being right inside your heart and mind. Being right does not need the acknowledgment of others. Having others know you're right is not the objective of being right.
Quality > Quantity
Intellectual Honesty > Knowledge
Love > All
Quantity of knowledge does not always equate to being right.
You can seemingly have all the answers even and still be wrong.
Sometimes exhaustively knowing something just is more blinding.
Honesty more often leads to being right.
In scientific matters, scientists and researchers have devoted their entire careers to proving a theory or law. They thoroughly know a subject and fully believe in a theory they have proposed. Their theory or proposed law could then overturned in one study or report. It could even be overturned by someone or a group who knows less than them.
In areas of work, you can be in a senior level position, know a lot about your field, and still be wrong. It takes one new finding or product or system to completely disrupt and overturn what you thought you knew.
The point of this is to say, for most human, non work-related things, being "right" means being honest (and usually intellectually honest), open and loving.
Being right in the eyes of others is less important than being right inside your heart and mind. Being right does not need the acknowledgment of others. Having others know you're right is not the objective of being right.
Quality > Quantity
Intellectual Honesty > Knowledge
Love > All
I like this thought. I hope to be honest on my journey towards learning and understanding.
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