Doug

If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today.
--Olin Miller

Smug was a kitten who thought she knew everything. She knew how to clean herself with her sandpaper tongue, how to sleep, eat, and keep warm, and how to sharpen her tiny claws. One day, her mother wanted to teach Smug to climb trees. I don't need to learn this, thought Smug, I already know everything I need to know. Without much interest, Smug watched her mother climb a tall tree and come down again. When it was Smug's turn, she said, "I'll stay on the ground where it's safe." Just then, a large black dog came trotting around the corner. Aren't we often like Smug, certain that we know all we need to know, or that we really don't need to know something another is trying to teach us? When we rid ourselves of the pride that keeps us from learning these things, we'll feel a little safer if any big black dogs come around the corner. And we will have grown smarter by recognizing our need to know more.

Am I smart enough to admit my need to learn more today?

Ann

One I realized that I didn't know everything, I discovered that I really knew nothing at all. Learning is what life is all about, learning is about growth and spreading our wings.

Hugs
Ann

Pepsifreek007

Like my 4 yr.old says, "Mommy I don't know nothins", I need to be more like her sometimes she has openess and lack of pride which I often need to let go of most of the time. I wish I had her wisdom...children are so beautiful that way.