14 July 2008

Curing the fool

"It is better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt." Quote by IDK.

Clever quote but I find it doesn't work well for me. In my life I find that a silent fool remains a fool. A vocal fool, who is around good people, will get called out on their bullshit; thus educating the fool.

I tend to talk out of my ass a lot. There is an advantage to this. I have all these preconceived notions that go unchallenged when I keep them to myself. If I say something and get criticism, it makes me delve deeper into my beliefs. I then research and question and sometimes find that my perception needs to change or at least broaden a bit.

So, if I sound like a moron, well, that's because I am... But, I'm always improving.

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