Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Jesus Christ
David Gurteen's comments: If like me you are not particularly religious try re-reading this commandment replacing the phrase "the Lord thy God" with the word "life" or the word "universe". The commandment then makes perfect sense.
Funny as a child I learnt this commandment by heart but remember it slightly differently: "Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind and with all thy understanding." Is there another version or did I add "understanding" in my child mind? Either way this is how I paraphrase it these days "Love life with all thy understanding."
What is Knowledge Management? - Christine Van Winkelen
Mini-clip interview for Gurteen Knowledge with Christine Van Winkelen. What is Knowledge Management? Shot at the Henley Knowledge Management Forum in September 2006.
Christine is a Director of the Henley KM Forum.
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