41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Luke 2:41-52
It is easy to say that, in this case, because it was Jesus it is clear that He knew more than any other. But I think the larger point, at least for me, is that even a child has something to teach. Truth can come from the most unlikely of sources.
My wife spent 5 years working at Primary Children's and she said she learned something about life everyday from the kids she met. Like 15 year olds with stage 4 cancer or 9 year olds with lymphoma. Kids who were fighting for their lives and many of those kids lost their battles with cancer and other maladies.
Part of learning means that we stop assuming we already know "enough" that we have nothing left to learn and that we can't possibly learn from this source or that or this person or that person.
Truth can come from the most unlikely of sources and we must connect rather than disconnect in order to keep learning and growing. The most important thing in life to do is to continue to learn so that we can grow throughout the course of our lives.