Do You "Safeguard Practical Wisdom"?

AS THE story goes, a boy who lived in a remote village was poor.  Thinking he was mentally slow, the townspeople laughed at him. When visitors came, some of the villagers made fun of him in front of their friends.  They would hold out two coins, a large silver one and a small gold one that was worth twice as much as the silver coin.  "Choose which one you want," they would say.  The boy would choose the silver coin and run away. 

One day, a visitor asked the boy, "Don't you know that the gold coin is twice as valuable as the silver one?"  The little boy smiled ans said,  "Yes, I know." Then why do you take the silver coin?" the visitor asked..  "If you take gold one, you will have twice as much money!"  "But," said the boy,  "if I take the gold coin, people will stop playing the game with me. Do you know how many silver coins I have collected?"  The little boy in that story displayed a quality that adults could benefit from-practical wisdom. 

The Bible states:  "Safeguard practical wisdom and thinking ability.  Then you will walk on your way in safety, and your foot will never stumble."  (Proverbs 3:21, 23) So knowing what "practical wisdom"is and how to apply it actually involves our safety.  This helps us to avoid stumbling spiritually, keeping our "foot" stable.  

Next time: Do You "Safeguard Practical Wisdom"/ WHAT IS IT?

From the Watchtower magazine