“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
~Ralph W. Sockman
Knowledge is easy to swallow. Like the staples of a healthy diet, you must ingest information with regularity to maintain a healthy mind.
Wisdom is different.
Wisdom must be lived. It is more like working out, going to the gym each day and building on the actions from the day before. We strengthen our muscles by tearing them slowly, then giving them the time needed to heal. Wisdom is gained by tearing the fabric of our assumptions, making mistakes and moving forward.
You can cheat when it comes to knowledge. You can remember the bullet points enough to pass the test or skim the pages just enough to lay a solid foundation. Yet wisdom, like lifting weights, cannot be faked.
There is only so much weight your body can handle. If you have not built up the strength to lift what you are holding, gravity will have her revenge.
The most knowledgeable man in the world might be barren of wisdom and the wisest man void of any deep knowledge, but in a world where answers are now only a couple of clicks away, it is important to ask ourselves what we are hoping to find.
The intelligent man prefers the answer, the wise man is after the question.
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Fantastic analogy.
Thanks!
Knowledge is using what you have to get yourself to a better place. Wisdom is teaching others how to follow you.
:)
It's awesome that you ask the right questions. You are my favorite and true.
“The intelligent man prefers the answer, the wise man is after the question…” and the wiser man learns it's about application …
Damn, brother. That's good stuff. Thanks!
Tamien y jualmente. :)
True that, Lori! I've learned FAR more from doing than anything I've ever picked up from an info product. By a wide margin.
You liken intelligence with knowledge and not wisdom, then?
I'd say intelligence is a sweeping word that can thread through just about everything.
You can be emotionally intelligent just as much as you can be book smart.
Intelligence can apply to many different categories, but I don't think that knowledge and wisdom are interchangeable.
Knowledge vs Wisdom
As I get older I see what I couldn't have known when I was younger. Then I think, “maybe I'm the wiser for it.” But that's just knowledge talking.
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Just discovered your site and am totally delighted. And more than that, inspired. You are a phenomenal writer and this is clearly what you are born to do. Your love for words comes off the page!
Warmly,
Tara Sophia Mohr
I was just about to hit the hay, but this comment deserved an immediate response.
Thank you so so much. That's an awesome thing to say. Really wonderful way to close my day.
I'm delighted as well.
Warm right back,
Sean
That was wonderfully expressed. Great stuff.
Thanks, man. I really appreciate it.
Have a great day.
I agree. Knowledge is facts. Understanding is comprehension. Applied understanding (too me) is wisdom. Your fullness in wisdom will never go beyond the level of immersion in knowledge and understanding.
Plus, one can improve your life in small measure, but the other can give it an exponent!
Thanks for the comment. :)
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