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Along Life’s Way
All-Knowing?
By Lois W. Wilson
I am very aware that I do not know it all. Every day when exercising my
mind by working or constructing puzzles, I discover new places,
subjects, words, and meanings that I didn’t know existed.
Last year a 29-year-old, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, won election to the
U. S. Congress. She is the youngest woman ever to serve there. The
press refers to her as AOC. She uses social media more than many others
in Congress. She swept onto the Washington scene, and one day even
danced into her office.
She has offered new ideas and proposed programs such as the Green New
Deal. She is featured frequently on TV. When discussing her goals, she
speaks with confidence and authority. She seems to be what is dubbed a
know-it-all. When the facts of her comments are checked, they are often
found to be faulty or lacking in substance.
Democrats are deciding whether to shun her or join her. House Speaker,
Nancy Pelosi, recently had this to say: “She is a wonderful member of
Congress as I think all our colleagues will attest. But those districts
are solidly Democratic.” Picking up a glass she adds, “This glass of
water would win with a ‘D’ next to its name in those districts.”
Alan Dundes has observed, “Light travels faster than sound—that is why
some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
As Mark Twain put it, “Don’t argue with stupid people, they will drag
you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
Those of us who have been on this planet a few years longer than many
have our own opinions about knowing it all.
My thoughts are that you are never too old to learn something stupid;
and you may be old enough to have forgotten what you once knew. Those
who claim to know it all are at least ignorant of self-delusion.
Since it is always a positive attribute to be realistic, my goal is
before I rest, to make my good better and my better—best. I believe
that a person can never know it all, for there is too much “all” to
know. To be all-knowing is God’s province.
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