Knowledge puffeth up

It is interesting to watch how people treat those who are not as informed in their field of expertise.

If someone without as much experience in the out of doors falls into a group of hunters and fishermen, suddenly the newcomer is not a real man.

If a lady is a bit technologically challenged, those who are more proficient act as though she has been living in a cave and ought to know as much as they do.

The mechanic mocks the one who needs his services. The academic looks down on the one who didn’t make it to college. The cable news junky slams the individual who doesn’t care to stay on top of every minuscule story that passes over the wire.

No one is an expert in every field. Each of us lacks knowledge in areas where others are experts. Frankly, we are ignorant of more fields than we are informed.

A humble heart is grateful for what she has been able to learn and uses that information to help those without it not crush them in pride.

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