May 28, 2021
Rulers, scholars, and commoners history shows people from all walks of life have made errors in judgement that cost them something. In the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the lovesmitten Romeo plots his own suicide upon hearing the announcement that his Juliet is dead. In his haste, he ingests poison before he receives the message that she is not gone, but merely drugged. We cringe at the couple’s misfortune and scoff at Romeo’s hastiness.
It’s true what the writer of Proverb 19:2 says, “Desire without knowledge is not good how much more will hasty feet miss the way.” Oftentimes acting without the right information will often lead us down the wrong path.