Posts Tagged ‘Insight’

‘If you don’t know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.’ Seneca (4BC – AD65)

Some while ago I proposed something of significant importance to an individual whom I loved and respected, and yet their initial response was far from positive, based upon some emotional triggers that arose from circumstances that had both been beyond our total control.

The first thing I thought was. ‘Why didn’t they simply ask questions, before making up their mind?’

So often we react without first investigating the fullness of what is being presented to us. And in doing so we could most likely miss out on some of the greatest opportunities in our lifetime.

And that is why, before making decisions that will determine our destiny, it is so important that we become the fool for a brief moment by asking the right questions – and at times obvious questions with possibly obvious answers – but in doing so we are positioning ourselves to receive great wisdom, and the establishment of sure foundations upon which we can build our lives.

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Insight speaks of penetration – of having a clear or deep perception of a situation, a feeling of understanding, and a grasping of the inner nature of things intuitively.

When I think of the word insight I think of cutting through all superficiality and exploring the depths. Delving beneath the surface. Searching for the truth. Not allowing oneself to be swayed by what appears on the top layer, but having the courage to investigate further and deeper.

Search for the truth, and develop the skills and the determination to do so.

Why?

For we live in an age where so much information is presented to us as the ‘truth’ and ‘nothing but the truth’.

But is it?

Recently there have been individuals in my nation who have lost all their life savings along with homes and other assets, because many of them had based their investment decisions purely on the endorsement by some respected government official or celebrity. Thorough personal investigation was traded for the cheaper and extremely costly version of surface perception and opinion. No insight was used.

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