Do you think it is true that "love builds up, knowledge puffs up""and "in much wisdom is much grief, and he

Question

that increases knowledge increases sorrow" and"Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body."

Answer 1

Yes I do - you know, before I understood politics I kept a happy and carefree life, but now that I know how corrupt we are and how we are led by fools I hate it and I get in these huge long rants which include following my loved ones around the house ranting and raving - I was so much happier before... oh the days of innocence......

Answer 2

I think it's true to a large extent. I also think Solomon was going through depression.

Love naturally causes you to want to help others. there's a whole lot of people out there who think they are the only ones that know so much and exhibit pride and an unwillingness to listen to others. even in the day of the internet hundreds of books are published daily and you do get physically tired from too much study.

I deliberately saved grief in wisdom for last as that's a tricky one. As you grow to understand more about the world and the people in it, it can be despairing. But often that grief is what spurs us on to make changes. Think of the jew in the concentration camp or the black man lynched for his color. There was little outcry because of lack of knowledge of why this was wrong, in large part due to propaganda and a general acceptance of what they were told. As people gained wisdom from pictures, stories, etc. reason won out over the lies. At first it was just a few but as those few more knowledgeable they swayed others.

A few years back I did an extensive investigation into nursing home abuse on a national scale. The things I learned caused me to grieve as if it was personal. Then I realized it was. That unless things changed one day that could be me or one I love suffering. So I got involved in reform and telling others of their rights, etc. It began to affect me on such a physical and spiritual level that I wondered why I ever bothered.

But truth is for all the grief I'd still chose wisdom.

Answer 3

I can only speak for myself but I know that when I was blind and ignorant to anything/everything around me, I was blissful. With vision and truth comes understanding and Wisdom. [ideally] Anyway you slice it, when you fully acknowledge/understand what the real deal is - it brings deep sorrow. I never wanted to be a wise man, I just wanted to be loved...

Answer 4

there is some truth to that...i'm guessing we all know a 'college-trained idjit' or two...but education is still a great tool, as long as you remember that it is not the 'be-all and end-all' of life...if i had to choose between knowledge and love, love wins EVERY time!

EDIT

sorry, i negelected the first quote: like i said, knowledge is a tool, and as such, it can be used in a variety of ways...some beneficial, some not so much-but love? love ALWAYS builds up, strenghtens, comforts, encourages...

Answer 5

There is a very old saying which equates with your question - Ignorance is Bliss!!

Answer 6

i think these have there pros and cons but I think essentualy they are true