contrast between the two approaches is obvious. In modern terms, Ahithophel used a cerebral “left brain” approach and Hushai, a visceral “right brain” approach. Absalom heard what Ahithophel was saying, but he saw and felt what Hushai was saying. Ahithophel’s counsel was wise, but it was rejected, and this led to his humiliation and death. Hushai’s counsel was weak in military strategy, but it was accepted and led to Absalom’s defeat. “If we have learned anything else,” wrote Norman Cousins in his