The Gift of Wisdom

Wisdom is the art of discerning what is good from what is evil, the important from the irrelevant, the necessary from the superfluous. It is the synonym of equilibrium, the realization of the "just measure" of everything. It is possible through time and experience, but it is also a gift that comes from Above, thus it is to be had through assiduous prayer. This leads towards closeness to God.

The wise affords nothing but humility because he discovers everything is given, is a gift. He may speak like a proud man but he is humble enough to pinpoint that what he wants is the good not evil, the necessary not the superfluous.

Today's elders may fail to live up to the traditional dictum that "Old is gold". Why? Simple. They are people who are caught up by many novelties. Technological advancement comes with challenges, challenges come with the difficult of making choices. It is not easy to make a choice or advice someone to make a choice whereby you have no much to say.  One cannot open his speech by "I know from my personal experience..." unless he is talking of something he has really "tasted and tested in life".

So, the wise today is not the one who dishes out bold uncalled for advices. The wise is a listener. Yeah, he listens and let's each make up his mind. That is our challenge people. Education must make you and me a listener before being a communicator of anything at all.

Take a moment to think about it.

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