We
have heard of ‘ quacks ‘ in the villages who try to cure serious diseases by
their so called magical remedies . This is an example of a little learning a
being a dangerous thing . Finally when the patient dies they shift the blame to
some supernatural power and wash their hands of the tragedy .
Sometimes
children try to imitate dangerous scenes form films , realizing the harm that
they can cause to themselves or others .Likewise , learning Yoga from someone who
is not an expert in the art could be dangerous . Some people try to repair
domestic appliances on their own thinking that they can do the job themselves .
Lacking sufficient knowledge ,they only spoil the appliance . They would do well to call a technician to do the
job.
Listening
to the advice of someone who is less educated than you can result in your
making wrong choices in life . Remember Lord Buddha’s teaching : Travel not
with a fool . He further goes on to say that if the people you are travelling
with are less clever than you or equal in cleverness to you , it is better to
travel alone . In other words , it is better to have no friends that to have
one who has little knowledge .