October 18, 2015
This week, I read from the Our Daily Journey that not all knowledge is
good. So true, since we see the
manifestations of its good and evil sides in all areas of life.
As a Christian, we learn from the first chapters of GOD’s Holy Word
that our parents chose to disobey GOD by partaking of the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, and therefore brought death upon themselves, both physical
and spiritual.
By itself, knowledge is advantageous because it enables a person to
understand life and our environment better.
But it also makes us more aware of all the hurts and pains that living
brings. It enables humanity to live more
conveniently, but it has also brought more waste, more pollution and more
disease. It enables a person to
transcend what otherwise would be a mundane existence into a life of
achievements and recognition, but it also brings a lot of pressure and stress.
The pastor this Sunday continued on the basics of Christianity, and
how, in its very essence, true godly living is all about responsibility,
humility, obedience and good stewardship.
The tv drama mom and I are watching today also says that a person needs
something to believe in if he/she wants to have meaning to his/her life.
Though it is one of my life mottos to “Read...to understand”, I’d like
to draw the line between knowing in order that I may understand myself and
others more, and knowing too much and therefore be tempted to take the position
of judging others. In high school we had
some class exercises in English that encourages us not to take things at face
value because not everything we see conforms to established standards or our
own patterns of thought. I would like to
extend such learning to saying that even though I am naturally curious and
would like to know more, I would also have to be more open in accepting that
not everything that I know is true, and not every grain of knowledge that I
gain may be good for me and others.
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