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Today’s Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 10 GNT

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Thoughts

As I think about wisdom, one thought that comes up repeatedly for me is that a wise person knows that no matter how much he knows, there is still a lot he does not know. And a foolish person thinks he knows it all. 

Have you ever seen the old TV show, Cheers? One of the characters is the mail carrier, Cliff Clavin, played by John Ratzenberger. He was one of those guys that you often see in a group situation that always thinks he knows everything about whatever subject comes up in conversation. He puffs up his chest and says, “Oh yeah. Let me tell you about that…” And then he goes on to demonstrate that he really doesn’t know anything about it. Cliff Clavin was a fool. 

And then on another TV show that is actually one of my all-time favorites, there’s a character who shows quite a lot of wisdom. This character is named Jesse Stone, and he is played by Tom Selleck. Jesse Stone a small town chief of police. He has many personal problems, but he does demonstrate the characteristic of knowing when to keep quiet. In one scene the town council, the group to whom he is accountable, is not happy with the way he is handling a particular crime investigation. To their questions, he responds with primarily one word answers. One of the councilpersons, in frustration, says, “You don’t talk much, do you?” And Stone’s answer is something like, “Only when there’s something to say.”

The wise person doesn’t feel the need to demonstrate how smart he is. The foolish person is too stupid to know when to shut up. 

I think I’ll shut up now.