Idiots are everywhere. My last newsletter attempted to explain the Ancient Greek understanding of what an idiot really is. You can read it here. It’s not what you would typically think when you hear the word.
Yet, in this post I want to give three steps to help you avoid being an idiot in 2024. These are simple and straight forward. These are not commands mind you. I am not here to force something upon you. I just want to help you do well this year because I want to do well this year too. Perhaps we can help one another. May the Lord bless you and keep you in them.
Talk less. This may seem as a surprise. I do hold to the fact that the good Lord gave us two ears and one mouth. Perhaps we should speak twice as less as we listen or listen twice as much as we speak; either way, I think it will work. The mouth is most suited for food and drink. Speaking too much might get you killed. Speaking too little might do the same. There is a balance which takes employed wisdom. Wisdom is developed by listening. Don’t just hear, listen. Listen to your surroundings, listen to the people who speak to you. They will reveal their real intentions or even what they really think about you. If your mind is too busy preparing for what you will say next, you missed the part where you were being spoken to. Talk less, listen more.
Do not remain where you are not wanted. After listening, do a little internal investigative work on your part. If where you are in life is not being welcomed by others, do not remain with the others. There comes a point in life when you must dust off the dirt from your sandals and move to the next thing. Now, this comes with a great deal of nuance as I am not advocating you walk out on a spouse or something like that. Listen to what I am saying. If people are not welcoming you into their lives, do not remain. Do not be in a place you do not belong. That is what an idiot does. They do not realize where they are does not fit or function— yet, they remain. It is okay to move on when you are not welcome. Idiots go to and remain at parties they were not invited to.
Find a way to be useful. In a world that is consumed with self, try to be selfless. Try to give more than you take this year. Interpret that as you will, but Christ himself said it is more blessed to give than to receive. I think this is true. I am attempting to teach my son the meaning of an asset verses a liability. These terms can be deployed in financial conversation but I am attempting to help him see the concept of his life as a whole. I do not want to raise an idiot. I do not want to be an idiot. I want to be useful. I want to be an asset and not a liability. I want to bring life and energy into the room not suck the life from it. Idiots are complainers by nature. Why? Because they are misplaced. They are not in the right spot in society because they do not know their place in it. Some people are Robins because there are better Batmen. Idiots complain they want to be Batman because it’s not fair Bruce Wayne with daddy’s money gets to be him. Truth be told, they might would make a better Gordon; but they can’t see it from their envy. Usefulness is lost in complaining. Don’t do it.
There it is. My three tips to avoid being an idiot in 2024. Is there something you can add? Let’s help one another this coming year. I’m tired of a world full of idiots, aren’t you?
Thank You Pastor C . A lot of Folks Need To Read This , Myself Included , Thanks So Much , Miss Y’all , Hope All are Well , Hope Baby Mama is Well ,Give Her My Love ,Miss Y’all 💙