That knowledge is power is a well known
truth. But truth also has two sides. And so, the power of knowledge can have
undesirable traits piling up, too. When knowledge is combined with power of the
wrong kind, it can cause endless agony and destruction.
As Lord Acton said, "Power corrupts
and absolute power corrupts absolutely". I know it is ironic and a paradox
that both words can be incompatible. But the beauty of humans is that their
minds find it easier to get twisted in the negative direction rather than
towards straight thinking, simple thinking and positive thinking.
You can be in any profession, have any
vocation but there is always a danger of developing arrogance, an illusion of
superiority and ego on the path of knowledge, evidently in comparison with the
less knowledgeable. There are two ways of handling knowledge. One, by wanting a
monopoly over it and two, by spreading it. The tendency for a monopoly goes
hand in hand with controlling the environment and its people whereas spreading
knowledge opens the heart and enables a person to become like a tree which
grows tall and gives shade unconditionally.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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