Emotion - Wise

Definition: wise

• Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious.
• Exhibiting common sense; prudent.
• Having great learning.
• Provided with information; informed.

Contemplation

Do you believe that wisdom comes with time or can some people be born with it? It's not always true that with age comes wisdom. We have all had a run in with a elderly person who has many faults that you yourself can see how to fix. Maybe it takes a certain type of person to be wise. Some believe that wisdom is a gift from god? Does that mean that if you are not religious that you cannot be wise? Maybe it depends on your parents, your astrologicaly sign or your IQ. Maybe it all just depends on your experiences and how you have learned to cope with the obstacles one stepping stone at a time. It's exciting to think of all the extra information we might carry in even a year from now. Our level of wisdom might advance in such a way that we may be able to help someone else by passing it on to them.

Be sure to pay attention. The wisdom may lie in the details.

Synonyms:

Intelligent, clever, enlightened, sensing, understanding

Song of wisdom:

Savage Garden - Affirmation & Death Cab For Cutie - Marching Bands Of Manhattan

"Turn your wounds into wisdom." --Oprah Winfrey

Quotes:

Patience is the companion of wisdom. --Saint Augustine

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. --Lord Chesterfield

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. --Confucius

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. --Yoda