As I observe my two year old granddaughter acquire wisdom and discernment I witness both the beauty of nature and nurture. I also see her acquiring compassion and empathy from her amazing parents. Such a blessing.
Of course, wisdom and discernment exist in a spiral with each other: The beginning of wisdom, or at least education, hopefully enables us to become discerning, which in turn facilitates the acquisition of further wisdom, and on and on. All of this helps us to lead a life which is hopefully both good and ethical and which contributes to both interpersonal and more general public goods. It is almost as if these verses illustrate Norman Fisher's spirals of righteousness from his translation of Psalm 23, which you spoke about in May. (And when I sat with that idea after watching the video, I realised that for my life, it is actually 100% correct - a lot of learning in my life has happened in a circular, yet progressing, that is spiral, motion.)
As I observe my two year old granddaughter acquire wisdom and discernment I witness both the beauty of nature and nurture. I also see her acquiring compassion and empathy from her amazing parents. Such a blessing.
Of course, wisdom and discernment exist in a spiral with each other: The beginning of wisdom, or at least education, hopefully enables us to become discerning, which in turn facilitates the acquisition of further wisdom, and on and on. All of this helps us to lead a life which is hopefully both good and ethical and which contributes to both interpersonal and more general public goods. It is almost as if these verses illustrate Norman Fisher's spirals of righteousness from his translation of Psalm 23, which you spoke about in May. (And when I sat with that idea after watching the video, I realised that for my life, it is actually 100% correct - a lot of learning in my life has happened in a circular, yet progressing, that is spiral, motion.)