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What Do You Think Of This?

Jul 19
Posted by DaveOlson in Leadership
“Truth unapplied is the beginning of arrogance”
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  • http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/ Aaron M. Potts

    I think it’s confusing! :razz:

    However, my philosophical side says that truth itself is completely relative to the person who is experiencing that truth, so if they don’t apply that truth, does that make them arrogant, or ignorant?

    And, what if something that is true for them is not true for the person who is judging the level of arrogance – or ignorance for that matter?

    Like I said, confusing.

    Hey, you asked! :smile:

  • DaveOlson

    Aaron… somehow your comment got caught up in the great Akismet matrix.

    Allow me to rephrase: “knowing what to do and not doing it is…_________” :smile:

  • http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/ Aaron M. Potts

    Dave,

    No worries. Akismet was probably as confused by my comment as I was! :razz:

    Now, as far as the rephrase:

    “knowing what to do and not doing it is…STUPID.”

    Well, that’s the first word that came to mind, anyway. However, there are also instances where just because you know what to do, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to do it.

    For instance, if someone is trying to lose weight and they know that they need to exercise every day, yet they don’t do it, that doesn’t necessarily make them stupid. However, it certainly removes their ability to complain when they haven’t lost the weight!

  • http://laurenmarie.net/ LaurenMarie

    I would not say arrogance. But I’m not sure what I would call it.

    What about putting it in the positive, “Truth applied is the beginning of…” Well, it could be the beginning of a lot of things, the beginning of knowing love, the beginning of wisdom, the beginning of self confidence.

    Knowing what to do and not doing it is… Foolish is the first thing that comes to my mind. But maybe the person can’t do “it” because they don’t know how. Perhaps it is better to take a look at the person who is speaking rather than the person the quote is about. This speaker needs to learn compassion (even if s/he is speaking about him/herself!).

    That quote is open to a lot of interpretation! But maybe that’s the point?

  • http://www.artsyasylum.com Susan Reynolds

    This is a stimulating conversation and I should have known not to stop in after open comments night at Liz Strauss’ blog!
    So just pausing to waving to you, Dave. Hope to see you there soon & to have more time to dip back in here too.

  • DaveOlson

    Susan, thanks for stopping by. I’ve been having a hard time leaving open comment night tonight. Way too much fun. See you later…

  • http://thephilip.org schizo

    Truth unapplied will be the end of arrogance.
    If truth sets us free then untruth enslaves right?

    schizo

  • http://www.troyworman.com Troy Worman

    First, I love the masthead photos. Are those of your own stock?

    As for the quote, I love it, too! As others have alluded, it is certainly thought provoking.

    My thought process in stream of conscious form [might] read something like the following. Given that “Truth” is an absolute–meaning, of course, regardless of each of our different perceptions, there is one absolute reality–to not apply it, truth, that is, would be, therefore, to assume the right to alter another’s perception of reality, a God-like position, which would be, in my opinion, arrogant. And human.

    We do that.

  • DaveOlson

    Troy, the photos in the masthead came from sxc.hu. My favourite place for photos.

    I agree… we do that.