Perhaps you have heard the saying, “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” Looking back over the mistakes we made individually and collectively as human beings on this planet, we could probably say, “if we knew then, what we know now,” things would have turned out differently. When we accept the fact that our knowledge always has limitations, we can keep an open mind to learn something new. But a closed mind will hold on to old knowledge which failed and will be destined to fail again. There is an adage which says, “he who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is wise; but he who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool.”
Have we become too smart for our own good? We have access to more information at their fingertips than our great grandparents may have had in their lifetimes. Yet, they would probably be surprised that our acquisition of knowledge with the power of technology seems to have resulted in our loss of self-control. We panic if we forget or lose our cellphones. In fact, to an alien being, our cellphones would probably appear to be a life support device. If we are not successful in regaining control over ourselves, we will be controlled by our gadgets and technology. Indeed, most of what we do now is controlled through the nearly 5000 satellites in the earth’s atmosphere.
This is an amazing time to be alive as advancements are being made in science and technology every day. Even our space exploration is advancing by leaps and bounds. Unless we successfully discipline ourselves and manage our lives, archaeologists may dig up our remains centuries from now and discover that we knew too much for our own good.