230130 What I learned in my studies this morning 3

Help!  I do not know
The answer to the question.
Ask!  Ye shall receive.

Thoughts:

A quick way to remain ignorant is to attempt to appear knowledgeable.

This is something I consciously encourage in my children.  When they ask a question to learn something — How do I pronounce a word? How does that rule in the game work?  What happened in [historical event X]? — I praise them for asking the question.  Reminding them that asking questions is the best way to prevent mistakes and misunderstanding; that by always asking when they don't know something, they will end up far ahead of those who "don't want to seem dumb."

I try to follow this advice, though it can be hard to break through the long-ingrained fear that my peers will think me stupid or that admitting to not knowing something is somehow embarrassing.

I think I do pretty well at it, but know there's definitely room for improvement.

Today's Meditation:

Today's Meditation II:

Today's Music:

Violin Sonata no. 1 in A major, op. 13, 1: Allegro molto (to 7:29) by Gabriel Fauré