Phoenix84
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Dec 20, 2012 21:14:02 GMT -5
Post by Phoenix84 on Dec 20, 2012 21:14:02 GMT -5
I got a very strange and philosophical topic to ask about, but I'm interested in the opinions of those here.
What is wisdom, and what does it mean to you. Do you think you are wise, and who in your life do you feel is particularly wise? And does age necessarily bring wisdom?
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Phoenix84
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Dec 20, 2012 21:17:25 GMT -5
Post by Phoenix84 on Dec 20, 2012 21:17:25 GMT -5
I'm not really sure how to define wisdom. I guess it could be having a particular view of the world and the people around you. Maybe one that lends itself to truth and objective thinking? Or perhaps it's drawing upon prior experience and knowledge to view the world in a particular way? I really don't know. I think wisdom is like intelligence, it's not something you can really evaluate for yourself, but something others see in you. But if I had to give an answer, I'd say more than some but less than others ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) . Can't think of anyone in my life who's particularly wise, though I do sometimes draw upon my parents experience, and they're good sounding boards for thinking things through. I don't think age brings wisdom, some of the most foolish people I've ever met have been older.
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Dec 20, 2012 21:19:53 GMT -5
Post by ginpin on Dec 20, 2012 21:19:53 GMT -5
To me, wisdom is learning from your mistakes. I don't feel particularly wise most days. The wisest person I know is probably my grandma. I don't feel that age necessarily brings wisdom, but experience.
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Dec 20, 2012 21:26:41 GMT -5
Post by Tennesseer on Dec 20, 2012 21:26:41 GMT -5
Age does bring experiences with it. Life is often trial and error.
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Dec 20, 2012 21:28:06 GMT -5
Post by Apple on Dec 20, 2012 21:28:06 GMT -5
I see wise as learning from your own mistakes, as well as from other people's mistakes (I'd much rather learn from their mistakes!)
I think it is a mix of intelligence, common sense, and intuition. It doesn't always come with age, some people are just stupid forever *sigh* I think it is knowing the best way is not always the easiest way, or the cheapest, or the most expensive. It's being able to mix the logical side with the creative side.
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Dec 20, 2012 21:31:37 GMT -5
Post by Green Eyed Lady on Dec 20, 2012 21:31:37 GMT -5
I don't think wisdom and intelligence are the same thing. One is born with intelligence....or not. Wisdom is gained through experience.
You can be very intelligent but not very wise. Conversely, a person can be very wise but not very intelligent.
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Dec 20, 2012 21:56:35 GMT -5
Post by Tiny on Dec 20, 2012 21:56:35 GMT -5
I think wisdom is more than just learning from one's experiences: “The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either.” Mark Twain. Wisdom, to me, is more about one's ability to look 'step outside' oneself (see the bigger picture), examine what other people have done, and then look 'ahead' and evaluate the potential consequences of actions. Wisdom helps you figure out what choices may have longer lasting, better effects - especially when you don't have hindsight to rely on. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Wisdom can help make an unpleasant action/consequence more 'palatable' or worth while, because of the overall bigger picture it achieves. Wisdom and intelligence are two different things. If you (generic you) could be All Wise or All Knowing - 'cause while it's nice to know it all it's better to know what to DO with that all knowledge.
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Dec 20, 2012 22:02:29 GMT -5
Post by Tiny on Dec 20, 2012 22:02:29 GMT -5
I don't think age brings wisdom, some of the most foolish people I've ever met have been older. I think 'age' sometimes is the problem... our brains change over time. We may not be at the top of our game as we age. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) Medications and ailments can effect how we think and what we do. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) (that recent article that showed why older people may be more suseptable to scams when they would have known better when they were younger).
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Dec 20, 2012 22:40:30 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2012 22:40:30 GMT -5
Wisdom is the ability to recognise truth and reality from what you see and experience and use that knowledge to make life decisions going forward.
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Dec 21, 2012 1:40:21 GMT -5
Post by Phoenix84 on Dec 21, 2012 1:40:21 GMT -5
I don't think wisdom and intelligence are the same thing. One is born with intelligence....or not. Wisdom is gained through experience. You can be very intelligent but not very wise. Conversely, a person can be very wise but not very intelligent. So then if wisdom is gained by experience, and experience is gained by agining, you're arguing that age brings wisdom?
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Dec 21, 2012 1:56:02 GMT -5
Post by cronewitch on Dec 21, 2012 1:56:02 GMT -5
Some young people are "wise beyond their years". Being wise means keeping an open mind so you can see both sides of an issue and not hold that what you think is right. Take saving your money for example, some people believe in living for today, some in balance and some in saving as much as they can. Nobody is correct absolutely there are good and bad to each choice. Just because you believe one of the choices is right for you doesn't mean it is right for others. Investing is the same way, some say pay off the house, others never take on any debt, others believe in keeping debt and investing the money instead. All the choices have good and bad features so if you swear everyone should be doing the same thing and don't ever think anyone Else's choice is right you aren't open minded.
I believed differently when I was young than I do now, I think age has brought some wisdom. I remember what I thought as long as 55 years ago and how my thoughts have changed. A young person who is told something and believes the same things 80 years later without thinking for themselves isn't wise, so age doesn't always bring wisdom.
Young people can be very smart and study really hard and understand many things but even the best of them will be wiser later with any willingness to accept new ideas. A open minded young person will be wiser than a close minded old person but not as wise as they will be later.
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Dec 21, 2012 2:18:18 GMT -5
Post by Green Eyed Lady on Dec 21, 2012 2:18:18 GMT -5
Not at all. A person can be 90 and never experienced much, while a 30 year old may have been around the world and back, so to speak. Age has nothing to do with it.
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Dec 21, 2012 8:56:53 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 8:56:53 GMT -5
Wisdom is the ability to recognise truth and reality from what you see and experience and use that knowledge to make life decisions going forward. That is what I think, also. ;D and ![](http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/buttons/K1.png)
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Dec 21, 2012 11:20:04 GMT -5
Post by Phoenix84 on Dec 21, 2012 11:20:04 GMT -5
"Not at all. A person can be 90 and never experienced much, while a 30 year old may have been around the world and back, so to speak. Age has nothing to do with it."
So experience is tied to travel? Sorry if I'm picking on you, I'm just trying to pin down what you think wisdom is.
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Dec 21, 2012 11:37:44 GMT -5
Post by milee on Dec 21, 2012 11:37:44 GMT -5
Not trying to answer for GEL, but my take on it is that experience can be gained from many different experiences. There is no single experience or opportunity that necessarily does it, but the longer you have lived; the more you have done; the more places, people and issues you have encountered all provide more opportunity to gain experiences that you could use to develop wisdom.
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Dec 21, 2012 12:04:20 GMT -5
Post by Green Eyed Lady on Dec 21, 2012 12:04:20 GMT -5
The "been around the world" thing was a euphemism for living a lot....experiencing a lot. Not actual travel. I didn't make that clear. My bad. Sorry.
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