Folly

The woman Folly is rowdy; she is gullible and knows nothing.

She sits by the doorway of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, calling out to those who pass by, who go straight ahead on their paths; "whoever is inexperienced enter here!"

To the one who lacks sense, she says,

"Stolen water is sweet and bread eaten secretly is tasty!" But he doesn't know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. Proverbs 9:13-18

Folly is everywhere! You see it a lot on Facebook. Some things that never should be made public are made public and one day the people who share it will regret it.

Folly is impetuous, emotional and irrational. The young are particularly susceptible. I see my role as a stable friend who gently steers the course, in the lives of the young. If I react and shout, I lose.

I can, as an older person, lovingly guide, rather than complain. I have grace a plenty given to me. I am sure I can lavish it around some more. Amen!