Today is January 6, the Christian feast of the epiphany, the traditional date when the wise men came to visit Christ, bringing gifts. In the church year, since the date celebrated wise men, the preceding day was known as the feast of fools and was known for its excess before the solemn feast of wisdom.
As a philosopher and one who studies wisdom, this day is meaningful for me because here is something simple enough to be understood by anyone and yet so profound that not even the wisest can fully comprehend it. God come in the form of man to suffer for man. I suppose the epiphany, then, is a day of reflection over the past season and its meaning before turning to the mundane once more.
It is also a day to reflect on wisdom itself: Solomon said that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." In order to understand the world correctly, one must have the correct perspective.
So today, I will reflect on the wisdom of God which is foolishness to men.
~Roccondil
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