PoetryKenneth WebbEven the fool is considered wise when he remains silentComment

Perspective

PoetryKenneth WebbEven the fool is considered wise when he remains silentComment
Perspective
“The smaller the community, the narrower the perception. The more religious a community - any religion - even narrower is the perception.”
— Kenneth Thomas Webb

Ask always this perceptive Question:

of every act

of every notion

of every utterance

 

What is my perspective?

Moreover, do I have 

the correct and widest perspective?

 

And conclude with this summation.

Is my conclusion destined 

to cause anyone, no matter who they are,

any pain or anquish,

any suffering,

any heartache,

Grief even?

 

And if in doubt?

Then rest upon this basic tenet

from Aeons Past ...

 

... that even the fool is considered wise

when he remains silent  [i]



as it is written …



29 December 2021
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© 2023 Kenneth Thomas Webb

 

Footnotes

[i] Proverbs 17 : 28 The Bible (Old Testament)



Ken Webb is a writer and proofreader. His website, kennwebb.com, showcases his work as a writer, blogger and podcaster, resting on his successive careers as a police officer, progressing to a junior lawyer in succession and trusts as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, a retired officer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and latterly, for three years, the owner and editor of two lifestyle magazines in Liverpool.

He also just handed over a successful two year chairmanship in Gloucestershire with Cheltenham Regency Probus.

Pandemic aside, he spends his time equally between his city, Liverpool, and the county of his birth, Gloucestershire.

In this fast-paced present age, proof-reading is essential. And this skill also occasionally leads to copy-editing writers’ manuscripts for submission to publishers and also student and post graduate dissertations.

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