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‘Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of not knowing.’
Mark Z Danielewski – House of Leaves
Once there was a monk who specialized in the Buddhist precepts, (a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought) and he was very disciplined at this.
Then late one night as he was walking home, he stepped on something. It made a squishing sound, and immediately he imagined he had stepped on an egg-bearing frog.
This caused him great concern and regret, in view of the Buddhist precept against taking life, and when he finally went to sleep, he dreamed that hundreds of frogs came demanding his life.
Waking up with no relief from his thoughts, he returned to the scene, and to his surprise, he discovered he had stepped on an overripe eggplant.
As a rush of relief came over him, he finally understood the meaning of being a witness to life and the understanding, ‘That until you know, you don’t know.’
LIVING IN THIS MOMENT 
This quote! During the night (after a Sunday spent with friends, where we ‘remade the world in 7+h!) I thought of my mum who died a year ago and from whom I took over the ‘charge’ of keeping the family together. And the essence of her late life was to have more understanding. Not to judge but to ‘look behind the curtain’. That wisdom has to be acquired and isn’t (sadly) a God given….
I have become more of a listening friend, non-judgemental and I am becoming more of my mum (in a good way)…. this citation and the story fit in beautifully.
Thank you dear Karen. I wish you a great week. Kiki
So nice to hear from you Kiki! And thank you for sharing your beautiful story of your Mum (sorry for your loss) and your understanding and experiences of wisdom in life. Have a wonderful week too 🥰🧡
A beautiful start to my day… that I you Karen❤️ much love to you x
Thank you Barbara 🧡🌈have a beautiful day
Great post Karen, and much wisdom. Something Spirit said to me in the very beginning…as Spirit they know everything…but do not ‘know’ it. Hence our journey to understand conditional love, so that we understand unconditional love…and let it all go 😀❤️🙏🏽
Yes true Mark. Thank you 🙏🏻
Much wisdom here Karen. Non lo so. I’m refreshing my Italian. Love this phrase 😀
Brava! I love Italian too Val! 🧡And I love how the words, ‘I don’t know’ leave us open to life and all it’s possibilities 🌈
Becoming more at ease with not knowing does seem to be a mark of age and wisdom. It used to bug me not to ‘know’ the answer to everything, but once I realized that it is impossible to know everything, I came to accept my own or others ignorance with grace. 💚
Beautifully said Eliza. That indeed is the age of wisdom and peace. 🙏🏻🧡
Karen,
Excellent lesson for those who assume one is guilty until proven innocent. Jumping to conclusions before the facts are in often ends in two things: 1. Injustice and 2. Someone is left with egg on their face.
-Alan
Exactly Alan! Staying present has lots of benefits 😊
This is an excellent thought to have – think deeply about it, and then come back to it again and again :-). I cannot tell you the number of times run off with one idea only to find out how much I did not know – and it is so much easier to understand ~ ‘That until you know, you don’t know.’
Exactly! When we are certain of something we are much more likely to remain closed or stubborn. But ‘Not knowing’ creates a beginners mind and many possibilities.
There are so many things I once knew in life and now they make no sense. Being open-minded and nonjudgmental helps us understand things on a deeper level.
Living in presence has really helped me feel comfortable‘not knowing’ and you are right, being open-minded keeps us in a beginners mind and curious.