The wheat from the chaff
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaff">chaff</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaff">chaff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaff">chaff</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worthless">worthless</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hearsay">hearsay</span> – <span word="We">We</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="Granted">Granted</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="inflicted">inflicted</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> – <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="insignificant">insignificant</span>, <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> – <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p>
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