Wisdom

"In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool." was said by Lord Chesterfield. Wisdom is knowing. The old man who will not listen to the young is the fool. Words of wisdom can be found anywhere. You may stumble upon a budding tulip full of knowledge that was not seen before on any full flower. You shall seek wisdom your entire life. You may attain knowledge of something or anything, but wisdom is ever changing and is different each time you seek it. "The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." by H. L. Mencken. He states the simple truth. Youth may have wisdom. Age can cloud the mind from the wisdom. In the innocence of youth, truth is seen. In this you may see what is truly before you before you are told what you see. I am reminded of the movie at "First Sight" where he can not see the difference of an apple and a picture of an apple. There are two ways to look at this fact. One is that innocence has not learned to recognize lies of hits senses. The second is that youth see the world without any definition, the apple is still an apple. You may not be able to eat it but it is still an apple. If you apply this to politics, you may say that the youth will be swept into any movement that promises change and better times. It is true but as the movement gains power and shows their true colors. That same youth will better see the spots change, then the old who think they knew what was real the whole time. And so the sand of the hour glass moves on from the top to the bottom. And the youth become the old and what is new becomes old. Youth are on the cutting edge. They bring forth the thirst for knowledge. On the journey of attaining as much knowledge as possible. A sprinkling of wisdom from their life experiences trickles into the mix to flavor what the soul is. Everyone has wisdom of some sort. Simple wisdom sometimes, that some may call common sense. But should be treated as wisdom. Because when you question others wisdom of their actions, you project upon them a judgement. Unless you enjoy people judging your actions, you should minimize the judgement. Or if like so many people, you are unable to maintain a running commentary of other peoples life. Try to minimize, how much negative comments you make on others lives. You may not know the consequences of your actions.