Wisdom
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| Wisdom is the ability, developed through experience, insight and reflection, to discern truth and exercise good judgment. Wisdom is often confused with knowledge. Knowledge can be gained from a book, wisdom can only be gained from experience. You can be born smart, you can be born with intelligence, but you cannot be born with wisdom because wisdom can only come from experience. That is why wisdom teeth are called wisdom teeth, because they appear so late in life. We learn more from our failures than we learn from our successes. Perhaps that's because our failures have more impact on us and become much more ingrained in our psyche than our successes do. It is wisdom that teaches us to harvest useful lessons and knowledge from our failures, losses and disappointments. It is wisdom that teaches us through trial and error, hopefully never repeating the same mistake twice. Wisdom is typically associated with the hallmark of "high" or "superior" values. A sociopatic criminal cannot be considered wise, regardless of how intelligent or experienced he may be. That is because wisdom is almost a spiritual quality. An intelligent criminal can be considered diabolical. Diabolical is the opposite of wisdom. Wisdom is a giving, nurturing trait. |
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Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement