Saturday, April 30, 2005
Many receive advice, only the wise profit by it.
After haggling heatedly for several hours about which type of water main to purchase for their city, the town council of Pacific Vista was still deadlocked. One member suggested, "Let's appoint a committee to confer with the city engineer at Los Angeles to find out which type they have found to be most successful over the years. If we can profit by another city's mistakes. I think we should do so."
Leaping to his feet, an angry councilman - obviously full of civic pride but with little discretion - replied, pounding his fist on the table, "Why should we have to profit by the mistakes of Los Angeles? Gentlemen, I contend that Pacific Vista is a big enough town now to make its own mistakes!"
Most of us are surrounded by good advice at any given time.
- The books of our libraries are full of it.
- Preachers proclaim it weekly.
- People with high varied experiences and backgrounds about with it.
- Schools give access to it; labs report it.
- Commentators and columnists gush with it.
But all the good advice in the world is worth very little... if it isn't heeded. Be one of the wise - value and apply it!
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10 NIV
After haggling heatedly for several hours about which type of water main to purchase for their city, the town council of Pacific Vista was still deadlocked. One member suggested, "Let's appoint a committee to confer with the city engineer at Los Angeles to find out which type they have found to be most successful over the years. If we can profit by another city's mistakes. I think we should do so."
Leaping to his feet, an angry councilman - obviously full of civic pride but with little discretion - replied, pounding his fist on the table, "Why should we have to profit by the mistakes of Los Angeles? Gentlemen, I contend that Pacific Vista is a big enough town now to make its own mistakes!"
Most of us are surrounded by good advice at any given time.
- The books of our libraries are full of it.
- Preachers proclaim it weekly.
- People with high varied experiences and backgrounds about with it.
- Schools give access to it; labs report it.
- Commentators and columnists gush with it.
But all the good advice in the world is worth very little... if it isn't heeded. Be one of the wise - value and apply it!
Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10 NIV