Wisdom – Bigvai and Shiphrah

In Praise of (some) Ignorance

The presence of evil in the ordinary and mundane existence of life is itself difficult to ponder. The presence around us of simple horrors and distortions of good is a fear-inducing reminder that somehow, we live among the darkness and that it stalks us, seeking to infiltrate our own lives. Need we ponder more evilContinue reading “In Praise of (some) Ignorance”

Good People Think Better

To understand why you believe what you believe or know what you know is perhaps more important now, given that the marketplace of ideas has become globalised, democratised, and monetised. That’s to say that ideas from all across the world are accessible to you near instantly. The voices you hear are not necessarily those ofContinue reading “Good People Think Better”

AI, Wisdom, and the Complexity of Consciousness

With the AI boom having recently made waves in the world of everyday folk, what is washing up on the shores of our thoughts is… our thoughts. That is, our consciousness. So it is that there is a renewed—or at least more realistic and tangible—line of questioning emerging. People talk about uploading their consciousness toContinue reading “AI, Wisdom, and the Complexity of Consciousness”

Productive Mortification

People put a lot of time into figuring out how to be productive workers. We could use some of the principles of modern self-help productivity gurus to consider how we might productively put to death sin.
That’s what this article is about.

Proverbs from the Crescent

Proverbs from round town. Straight talk from the streets.

Some Honest Wisdom on Work

In this post, we will see that the wise worker is an honest worker, while the foolish worker is a dishonest worker. But if you don’t like this post, don’t worry. Just tell me you loved it. Better still, don’t read it, and tell me you loved it. I won’t know the difference.

The Wise are Diligent, not lazy.

If you are like me, then you enjoy been lasy, not diligent. Then hopefully the proverbs speak good council to you as they have through the ages. Especially so in our money-centric what-they-don’t-know-won’t-hurt-them kind of zeitgeist.

What do we do about angry people around us?

Managing another anger is hard enough. But its harder still because their anger often incites your own anger. What is the path of wisdom on this fraught and often trodden journey?

Proverbs of Susella

The wise look and see that every street has its proverbs.

Wisdom in God’s Ways

Good living looks good. When you see successful living, you want to know how they do it don’t you? There is a passage in the Bible recording Moses’ words to his people just before they enter into the Promised Land, very near the inception of their nationhood. It reads, “See, I have taught you decreesContinue reading “Wisdom in God’s Ways”