When a life is formed on principles
Seasoned, tried and true,
It will not quickly change it's ways
And try that which is new.
Wisdom says to first observe
And weigh the end result.
And then if we are still not sure
Find a wise man to consult.
New ideas are not bad,
And some will be just really great.
But it's good to use a "filter"
To protect us from unknown fate.
We do not want to go astray
And so we "measure" what is new,
And if the new way isn't best
Decide to stay with "tried and true".
"Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety."
Proverbs 11:14 KJV
"Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established."
Proverbs 15:22 KJV
© 2007 Arlene Schwartzkopf