Two related stories - Forest Wisdom and Elephant God
Forest Wisdom
If all the wisdom in the world is like entire forest of leaves... then the wisest men on earth are those with big hands.. able to obtain a little more wisdom than the rest.. But even then... they are no where near grasping all there is to wisdom on earth.. Thus... the greatest of wisdom would undoubtedly be humility... Knowing that however wise you are... you are only a piece of a much larger system.. Governed by God... and not men... (buddhism)
Elephant God
If God is like an elephant and all men are blind folded and forced to decipher God by touch.. then all of us would have a different impression of God based on which part of him we are exposed to... Those who touch his tail would say that God is a long and thin tubey thing... those who touch his ears would say that he is a flat and thin thing.. Everyone is right.. though they are different.. they are all right... (Hinduism)
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Be flexible... God reveals himself to us in different ways.. always be open minded to the beliefs of others.. often.. forcing someone to let go of their current set of beliefs (their handful of leaves) in order to replace it with a new set of leaves... is as good as asking them to die... Serious.. because they so firmly believe in their own set of principles and rules... So when it comes to spreading your beliefs.. always remember to respect the views of others... and entertain the possibility that both of you could be correct...
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