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Archival Post
“I am happy to share this archival post as a reflection on a topic that has been important to me.
I hope you will enjoy either revisiting this topic with a new awareness or reading it for the first time with fresh eyes.”
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This little proverb has much to say about how to be wise. First, it suggests that wise people know that they have much to learn. A child lacking all the experience and perspective of their parents, who turns to their parents for guidance, knows they need to learn. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
The Proverbs were written in a bygone era, a time many millennia before our modern age. Our social advancements and media, our technologies, were beyond any of their dreams. But one tendency of humanity today is one they struggled with back then: the temptation to cultivate friendships with those far from us while neglecting those who are next to us. (1 Minute/250 Words)
Proverbs is a highly parental book. Much of it was written by a father to his son. For this reason, much of the book is solid “Dad advice.” In this proverb, the father tells his son not to be “envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,” followed by his reasons for such an exhortation.
