Sunday, 20 September 2026

WISDOM

 

                WISDOM

          ‘Wisdom’ is defined as the ability to take sensible decision and give good advice to others because you have enough experience and knowledge with regard to their difficulties and problems.

          Some common synonyms of wisdom are: knowledge, intelligence, prudence, discretion, sagacity, erudition, learning, common sense, understanding, judgment, insight, experience, and discernment.

          It is okay to call potato a vegetable but not wisdom to place it among apples which are fruit.

          In his poem “Lord, Make A Regular Man Out Of Me , the British-born  American poet Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959) writes:

                   I would like to be –

                   Just a bit wiser because I am older,

                   Just a bit kinder to those I meet,

                   Just a bit manlier taking defeat;

                   …..just a bit quicker to stretch out my hand

                   Helping another who’s struggling to stand

                   ….I would like to be ---just a bit fairer,

                   Just a bit better, and just a bit squarer,

                   Not quite so ready to censure and blame,

                   Quicker to help every man in the game.

         

          Wisdom has a touch of friendliness, not of enmity. It helps the rivals and the needy, does not hinder or harm them. It is a blessing for those who approach it for guidance, for light in darkness, for knowledge in ignorance, and for experience in ignorance.

 

          Finally, this quote: Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.----French author Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680).

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G.R.Kanwal

20 September 2026

                                     

 

            

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