Among the collection of sayings contained in the passage of Matthew 7:6, 12-14, Jesus gives a puzzling command to his disciples: "Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls in front of pigs."
There's no point in giving wisdom or truth to people who are not spiritually ready for it. That may seem like a harsh statement, but that's the reality. Sometimes when people are not ready, the real message of Jesus cannot take root. When the heart or soul isn't ready, the truth will not be accepted. People may reject the whole thing, since they have not been adequately prepared. We can see this even in our own lives, how we might have misunderstood some good intentions or truthful opinions of other people. Perhaps we were not ready for the truth, and were not able to see the point of it all.
Jesus advocates patience, right timing, and growth especially in our spiritual journey. Without proper discernment and adequate preparation, our spiritual project can become disastrous. We see many vocations to marriage and family life being lost because the persons involved were not sufficiently ready for the sacrifices involved in a married life. Perhaps they were externally attracted to marriage, but internally didn't have enough knowledge about the demands of family life. "A little knowledge is too dangerous." The same could be applied to vocations to religious life and priesthood.
Pearls for pigs? No way!
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