Nobody has all the answers. Knowing that you do not know everything is far wiser than thinking that you know a lot when you really do not. The wise person has learned how painful it is to fake knowledge. Being wise and not wanting the pain, the wise person does not indulge in pretending. Anyway, it is a relief to be able to say: "I don't know."

If there is to be peace in the world,
there must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
there must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
there must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
there must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
there must be peace in the heart.

- Lao-tzu, Chinese sage

One change gets piled on top of another,
and we lose our balance.
One thought leads to another,
and we forget our Source.
This Source is at the center
of this spinning wheel of life.
It is the womb from which we came,
the home in which we live,
and the haven to which we journey.

As we return to this Source
our obsessive thoughts fade to silence
and our fear gives way to trust.