Know it all?

I sometimes feel that way.
Been there, done that, seen that.
Then of course the " I know that".
I sometimes feel inclined to stop myself somewhere along the way,
Then all of a sudden these people carry on going the wrong way.
Throwing around unfounded suppositions, drawing impossible conclusions,
Imagining the unthinkable.
Worst of all, throwing around opinion as fact. Then I come in.......
I just let myself go. They end up listening to me.
I challenge them,
I send them reading and researching.
They come back and want to know how come I know so much.
I read, I listen, I learn, I ASK, I verify.
On top of all this I know I need to keep on top of the situation, lest I fall under and become one of the stories I relate.
I don't have to make all the mistakes for me to know the right way,
I take other's mistakes as my own and help them recover.
that way I know how to avoid their mistakes and pitfalls,
And know how to advise.
When it comes to The Holy Book, I move around with one ALWAYS.
yep, a small New Testament for the handbag and a pocketsize for the suitcase when I do travel.
That way when I’m not 100% on the verse I look it up. I send them reading.
Knowing the facts is very important if ever one should want to follow this habit of mine of engaging in talk with all sorts of people on all sorts of topics.
It’s really fun.
Try it.
The easiest is reading
The neatest is asking.
And you’ll get kick from just sharing and helping sort things and facts out.