The foolish man built his house upon the sand. Was he actually foolish? Was he trying to be frugal? Did he know what he was doing? Who judged this man as foolish? These are questions that occurred to me while trying to explain to The Prince what panic buying is.
We, as humans, many times are stubborn. We do not want to listen to reason or make adjustments to our lives. Sometimes what is called common sense is the furthest thing from our minds. We seem to just survive and not plan ahead. We have to do what it takes to survive. Sometimes we are so busy living that we don’t plan for the future.
When we don’t plan ahead we sometimes are caught short on funds to do what it takes just to survive. In a crisis or emergency situation, we panic because we haven’t planned ahead. I realize that it may seem impossible to plan for every situation that may ever happen, but if we plan ahead we will be able survive many of life’s emergencies. It could be that the foolish man simply didn’t manage his money well and the only place he could put his house was on sand. If this is true, maybe he was not foolish.
Maybe he just made a poor decision. There wasn’t anyone there correcting this man when he put his house upon the sand. Why didn’t someone tell him that he needed a firm foundation for his house? We will say that it was community error. When things go wrong, people are quick to point fingers and place blame. To them, I say, just fix it and learn. If you didn’t try to help the man find his problem, then you are just as guilty.
So, in conclusion, I feel that the foolish man was just a victim of his time. A lack of planning also plagued this man. Maybe he was too proud to ask when he had a question. Maybe others in his community were too quick to blame this man instead of helping him. Lend a hand to your fellow man when you can. Plan ahead.