The fire of the sun doesn’t burn as hotly as the young man who’s just learned something new or finished his first book of substance.
Armed with a tiny amount of details, his mind elevates him to a high plane where he is one of the world’s foremost experts.
Nobody can challenge him and his newfound prowess. After all, he’s read an entire book on his expertise.
Scientia inflat or “knowledge puffeth up” is the condition with which he suffers.
Will he crack the code and learn to always be a student? Will he listen and observe more than he talks? Will he insert himself into uncomfortable situations where he’s the least knowledgeable in the room? Will he pick up a second book and acknowledge that there is still learning to do?
Or will he crash and burn under the weight of his self-imposed ignorance?
The more we learn, the more we realize how little we know and how much more there is to learn.
Do you always remain a student, or have you told yourself that you’ve graduated?