The Six Mistakes of Mortal Man
1. The illusion
that personal gain is made up of crushing others.
2. The tendency
to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected.
3. Insisting
that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it.
4. Refusing
to set aside trivial preferences.
5. Neglecting
development & refinement of the mind & not acquiring the habit of
reading & study.
6. Attempting
to compel others to believe and live as we do.
– Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C. - 43
B.C.)
How interesting that someone prior to the birth of Christ
placed his finger on the pulse of mortal man. These 6 mistakes are common of
man even today. Life without Christ leaves men vulnerable to their own limited
resources. When a person thinks they are correct in their thinking they are
much less likely to listen to reason let alone godly wisdom. It doesn’t require intellect to find truth,
only faith and trust in someone greater than yourself. Many people have done a
lot stranger sounded things than that to achieve what they are looking for.
Seek God while he may be found. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing! rlkeller
[Cicero was a Roman statesman and man of letters,
Cicero was Rome’s greatest orator and it’s most articulate philosopher. The
last years of republican Rome are often referred to as the Age of Cicero.]
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