wisdom is clearly just a word meant to express a thought that lives in peoples minds. the thought having such qualities connected with the mind and the intellect. there are many types of wise are there not. money, street, book, humor. we are all wise in some aspects or another. a good question is how emotions or attitudes affect our wisdom or wisdom drawing abilities
On Jul 10, 9:03 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, wisdom, the dominion of the wise, often associated with old age > and life experience. Though I've met some young that were wise, it > was mostly specific without a broad spectrum of knowledge. Perhaps > they were just more aware or in tune with certain aspects of life. > What is true wisdom? The wise old sage once said "wisdom is the > accumulation of knowledge", but then again what is knowledge and what > knowledge does one have to be perceived as having wisdom? Having > knowledge of mathematics, science or business does not necessarily > render a person as wise. In that sense I don't think that education > has to play a part in attaining wisdom and secondary to that I think > that wisdom is subject to categorization. > Each person individually gathers the necessary blocks of knowledge > that culminates into the specific wisdom he or she can offer. The > wisest of people may not have a clue as to what words of wisdom are > needed for the recovering drug addict, the alcoholic etcetera etcetera > ecetera. > I have many times been thanked for my words of wisdom and each time > thought they were just words coming from my insight into a problem, > the ability to logically sort it all out, simply viewing their world > from outside looking in. Is wisdom simply pointing out aspects that > another does not see or does not understand, the discernment of a > hidden truth within the minds of others? Remember, any idiot can be > perceived as a genius around a group of morons. > I've traveled many roads since birth, travailed many hardships, > enjoyed countless excursions into the unknown, felt much pain and > anguish mentally and physically but still the journey goes on and each > year is in no way like any preceding year, possibly the scary part, > just look at Lee and Ling. > So if wisdom comes with experience and if experiences can change, > wisdom changes and therefore can be considered an aspect of life that > is continually evolving. > And now for the real awakening about modern day wisdom. Little 10 > year old Billy Bushwacker joins a social group and answers everyone's > inquiries with answers that come from Internet search engines like > Google and web sites like Wikipedia while receiving accolades of > appreciative adoration from the unsuspecting members. > So I would recommend to all, if you want real wisdom, make sure you > get it in person! Unless of course you are getting from the Slippy > Fishy Gadfly! {;-) > > So what is your take on this wisdom venture? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
