What are you putting into yourself
There are many times that I have heard people tell me that I am the books that I read and the people that I associate with. Well, times have changed now we have to watch what we watch from any media.
So many times, we are exposed to people who want to tell us false truths (LIES). Enough of this double speak let's call a lie a lie. People lie to us and want us to believe their lies. I have heard people tell someone that they did not know how to put out a certain type of fire. They are telling someone that they do not know how to do a certain thing, when the person that they are telling is a subject matter expert.
When I was taking my Haz-Mat Technician class, we were being taught the chemistry section by a nuclear physicist. Every time the physicist taught, a hand came up in the back of the room. The person in the back kept correcting the physicist. The instructor finally said, "if you think you know so much then you teach the chemistry. Who do you think you are?" Turns out that the person who kept correcting him had a doctorate in chemistry and was the expert in his field. Didn't the instructor have egg on his face?
When I work with addicts, the one thing that they were told was to get a new phone number and be very selective with the people that they allow to be put into the phone. They should not put in the phone people who would bring them back to their addictive life again.
Who do you listen to? Do you listen to the people that bully people around? If you hang out with them long enough, you will become a bully. If you are around people who are not being truthful about finances, you have a strong tendency to become just like that person.
There may be people who are smart in one subject but then they become an expert on all subjects because they are full with their over confidence. Knowing one subject gives you no right to be a challenge to everyone on everything else in your life.
I will admit that there are many subjects that I do not know. The way that I handle my lack of knowledge is to sit at the feet of people who know more that I do. If I want to know how to grow crops, I will listen to a farmer. If I want to know how to repair a vehicle, I will ask an experienced mechanic and not the dentist.
One of the favorite things I loved was a friend of mine went to a dinner party with his cousin. She was a beautiful woman and some people underestimated her. They were talking to a gentleman who was talking about challenges with a certain Apple product. The woman said, " why don't you give me the information and I will get back to you." The man said something like "that's ok, I will talk to someone who knows about Apple." I wonder what he looked like when he found out that the woman was in charge of the Apple think tank for that product.
We all know that everything on the internet is factual and nobody is allowed to put lies on the internet, LIE. We need to be selective with the people we associate with before we become arrested with them. We need to not associate with people who launder money. We need to be selective with people we spend time with. We turn into people that are in our crowd.
Certain people who want to obtain certain information or skills associate with the elite. They sharpen their skills and attitudes by learn from people who have the knowledge, skills and reputation, and willingness to be taught. As soon we think we know everything about everything, we open ourselves up for a big fall.
In the Bible, Proverbs states "if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them." I will say at this time that you have been informed. You have the right and responsibility to decide for yourself but I want you to remember that you have the right to make whatever decision you want, but are you willing to pay the price for bad decisions.
Pay attention to what you put into your brain. What goes into the brain does stay there and does influence you.
Stay safe,
Didymus McHugh
didymus-mchugh.com
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