A song is sung in my mother-tongue with the following lyrics:
na kweli mundu utoi ndoi (truly a person who doesn't know that he doesn't know)
na ndoi ndiui ti wega (and doesn't know that not knowing is bad)
ndatuire itoi na ndioi ndiui (I lived without knowing and didn't know)
na ndiamenyaga ati ndiui (and I didn't know that I didn't know)
The moral of the song is that in our mission of pursuits in this life we seek great success. But in the winding route to success we may think that we know and speak like we know and defend our positions thinking that we know! Not knowing that we are ignorant and what we think we know is totally wrong!
We need to have a measure of humility to learn and rewire, unlearn and relearn what we need for that success that lies ahead! Do not live in ignorance seek truth, seek knowledge and continue staying humble! You do not need the dose of humiliation when you think that you know and you did not know that you do not know!!!
Truly, for a person to think that they know and they don't know that they are ignorant - whilst blowing their trumpet with what is not true it is humiliating. It is not good!
Proverbs 4:5-7
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