I don’t know about you but I have heard this saying hundreds
of times. I recently was enlightened about it and realized what this statement
really means. Before I used to think it meant once you tell a wise person
something, the person would never forgot it.
A word is enough for the wise. What I take from this is that
once the wise person hears something important, he/she writes it down, because they know
they might never get another opportunity to hear it. There are two key points here: the wise person
puts it down in some form i.e. writes it. and that the person does not take opportunities for granted.
I have constantly found myself in unwanted situations or
problems because I had forgotten the “words” that I was told or that I told
myself. It is usually in the midst of the problem that I realize, “crap Shola,
you had foreseen this” but I had not made a conscious effort to remind myself
(i.e. write it down) and review it regularly...
So my word today to you is, when an important word is spoken
to you, write it down because you might never get another opportunity and that one time could be your saving grace.
