4.07.2008

The Wheel Wheels as the Wheel Wills

I acknowledge the fact that the title of this post blaringly declares me to be a nerd, but if you caught the reference, you can't talk. You nerd.

I've decided to undertake a bit of a project on this blog o' mine. I'm beginning a mini-series of posts that will each be derived from some scrap of wisdom I've gleaned along the road that is my life. Here's the lead-in/first post:

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WISE WORDS IN A SEA OF STUPIDITY pt 1
"Listen to good advice - regardless of the source" - anon.


I don't agree with everyone's points of view. That much should be obvious to anyone who has read my older posts. There is however, this principle I try to live by: If someone - ANYONE gives you a piece of sound advice, take it. It is the height of foolishness and arrogance to ignore a sign that says, "Hey, Mack, there's a cliff ahead. You might want to stop before you go careening to your death."

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This one's shorter than I plan for the rest to be, but it more or less sets the stage for the other tidbits I'll have for you. Feel free to comment with your favorite quotes/nuggets of shining brilliance.

2 comments:

wordwitch said...

But the question is - how can you tell it's SOUND advice...it may not be, so if you listen you mess yourself up...

I'm just being contrary ya know...

Not Your Frog said...

That's where discernment comes in. :)

There's an astounding lack of logical thought in today's western culture, so discernment may be even more rare that "common sense" these days.

I'm not completely jaded; just jaded enough to see clearly. (In other words: "I'm not a cynic; I'm a realist.") *sigh* credo of cynics all over the world. Oh well.