(箴言 17:24)
明哲人眼前有智慧．愚昧人眼望地極。
明哲人，也就是有智慧的人，他們能專注於當下，處理眼前所面臨的問題。他們不會心不在焉，而是懂得集中精神去解決實際的困難，這才是真正的專注。反觀愚昧人，他們的目光總是飄忽不定，雖然心裡可能有很多宏大的想法，或是想著遙遠的事情，但卻缺乏專注力，無法處理當下切實的問題。
我們在生活中往往容易變得愚昧。我們時常會因為種種不切實際的幻想，或者被身邊的虛幻事物干擾，而分散了注意力。我們有時會設想一些宏大的目標，卻缺乏實際的計劃。因此，我們應學習明哲人的智慧，全心專注去處理好眼前的問題，這才是我們現在最需要做的事情。
(Proverbs 17:24)
“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
The wise, that is to say, people with insight, are able to focus on the present and address the problems they face right before them. They are not absent-minded; rather, they know how to concentrate their spirits to resolve practical difficulties, and this is true focus. Conversely, foolish people have eyes that are always wandering. Although they may have many grandiose thoughts in their hearts, or be thinking about distant matters, they lack focus and are unable to handle the practical problems right in front of them.
In life, we are often prone to becoming foolish. We are frequently distracted by various unrealistic fantasies, or disturbed by the illusory things around us, which causes our attention to scatter. Sometimes we imagine grand goals but lack practical plans. Therefore, we should learn from the wisdom of those with understanding, focusing our hearts and minds on dealing with the issues right before us; this is what we most need to do right now.
