“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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