Listen and Learn

Day 25. Of the Frivolous and Talkative Religious.   Blessed is that servant who does not speak through the hope of receiving a reward.  Who does not know everything, and who is not “hasty to speak,” but who wisely sees what they should say and answer. Woe to that religious, who does not conceal in their heart, the good things which the Lord has disclosed to them.  Who does not show them to others by the work they do, but rather seeks a reward by telling others about them.  These religious have already received their recompense, and their hearers take away little fruit.

They say ‘listen and learn’ and that is a useful maxim for those of us seeking enlightenment in a certain area. Ever been the little child, eager to show their worth through precocious talk and putting their feet right in the mire of a conversation too deep for little voices. Wisdom, the awareness of the moment in which to speak and the moment where golden silence speaks more eruditely than any teacher can teach.   In the world of the ‘Religious’ prudence, wisdom and economy of speech all assisted one in the steep climb of the stairway to heaven. It definitely does not pay one to brag or boast of anything, save one display one’s ignorance for all to see! Far better to do than to tell. Again it is facta non verba!