Diagnosis is of greek origin. It means to discern and is sometimes used as a word to describe solutions to problems. It seems to imply our need to think in order to discern proper experts and effective advice while concurrently stressing the need for an honest expert to truly discern our problem and acertain it's correct solution.
I was stunned a few days ago to learn that a friend's home needed to be tented to get rid of termites. Having visited the home and knowing of the propensity for sales persons to stretch the truth, I asked the homeowner, "Who told you it is infested?" the homeowner replied, "The repair man. And he said he could fix the problem for $1,700 instead of the regular price of $2,500."
This led me to ponder a few questions about diagnostics.
1. Is the person giving diagnoses reputable?
2. How many reputable opinions is sufficient to avoid a misdiagnosis?
3. Who do I value as an expert to "discern" my problem?
4. Does the problem need to be fixed now or can it wait?
Most interestingly another termite expert gave the homeowner a 2nd opinion that completely refuted the first diagnosis.
Daily experts pontificate on a variety of issues spewing forth diagnosis on cancer, cavities, electronics, car repairs, dandruff and weight loss. But it is up to us to discern whether their advice is a correct diagnosis or a misdiagnosis. Financial independence depends our diagnosis (discernment) of the "expert's" diagnosis (identification of our problem and it's attendant solution)
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