Who, upon gaining a degree of knowledge, holds it so tightly with one hand that no more knowledge can be grasped?
Then, with the other hand (free hand), cover the hand holding the knowledge, shield it, so to speak, as a form of double protection against a two-way leak.
Whatever knowledge is held must be held lightly, not tightly.
Africans must loosen up our grip on the little bit of knowledge we actually have, relative to the universe of knowledge.
By holding knowledge tightly, not only can no more knowledge get in, the knowledge within hand can't grow. It can't even assist us on the other hand.
Knowledge is a living thing; therefore, it needs room to breathe. Therefore also, knowledge needs to be fed knowledge in order for both knowledge and that which takes hold of it, to grow.
Knowledge feeds knowledge. The Creator is knowledge. We are as knowledge to the Creator. Neither one hand nor two hands can hold all this knowledge. This is why it is foolish to try to hold the knowledge we have desperately so. Knowledge can only be held and stored securely in the universe because there it has no place else to go.
Knowledge, like love, is for the collective benefit, not for the individual to be limited. It is not something to hold on to for dear life. It is to help expand self towards knowing all else, not to have in hand what leads towards knowing nothing else.
The universe is teaching - all things, all ways.
Loosen up and know knowledge.
All Understanding Is Family Interrelated
