Wed. For Today

November 29th, Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of non-knowledge. Isaac Bashevis Singer The pride of humankind often edges into arrogance. Comparing ourselves with the rest of earth's inhabitants tends to give us a sense of godlike superiority. Human history shows that, individually and collectively, those who are overly impressed with their knowledge may have closed their minds to anything new. The annals of science and medicine are filled with such examples. The assumption of knowledge is incompatible with humility, which is the state of being teachable. "We know only a little," states the Big Book; and "more will be revealed to us." In this program, it is suggested that we put aside our knowledge and keep an open mind. For today: I may know what I think I know, but I can put it aside for what I have yet to learn.