I think it was Mark Twain who commented on the difference between seventy years of experience and one year of experience repeated seventy times. Those who have possessed the intellectual and personal flexibility, courage and honesty to follow the first way are, in my opinion, those who become old and wise. Those who follow the second (more or less) - the majority, I suspect - are those who only become old.
Francis On 21 Jul., 18:07, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > Addendum: > > The elderly are often held to have wisdom by virtue of age and are > frequently called upon to reveal that wisdom in certain regards which > most who are able are wont to do. What is frightening are the numbers > of those who have nothing to offer but a blank stare or innanities. > All of which begs the question of whether it is possible to teach > children the ability to glean wisdom from their life's experiences. > At first blush I'd have to say yes. Something that vital to society > as a whole and individuals every day of their lives must be able to be > taught. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
