One Apple A Day #696- my knowledge game
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot." — Albert Einstein
Sometimes I find myself trapped in the "I don't know enough" game. It's a game I play when I have to decide something or when I'm going through an uncomfortable experience.
It is usually triggered by fear or insecurity and fed be the illusion that, by knowing and understanding more, I'll be able to make the right choice or to find peace. Too often, unfortunately, this game paralyses me. While I'm lost in the game of knowing more, the rest of the world keeps moving forward.
Knowledge is power. But it's only when we act that that power manifests in the world. When we don't act, we are just wasting that power. So, what's the point in accumulating power, if I miss the opportunity to use it?
Plus, knowledge and experience can quickly become a cage. They set the boundaries of what we can and can not do. Of what is possible. Children are great teachers in this. Because they know very little, they use their imagination to go beyond, explore and grow.
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." — Albert Einstein