What Is Wisdom?
What is wisdom?
I would like to start with a quote of Socrates in which he says: „True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. „
I think wisdom is learning through experience. Like when we love someone and realize he or she is not what we wanted, not what we exceptet we learn what we don't want, eventhough we still might not know what we want. I think all of our wisdom consists of things we know that are not good for ourselves. Wisdom is the truth we'd like to find in our lives. We're always looking for answers, and we seek the wisdom to find them. Eventhough I do not agree with Socrates saying that the soul is immortal I do agree on his point in which he says: „...the wisdom which we desire and upon which we profess to have set our hearts will be attainable only when we are dead, and not in our lifetime...“ I believe that only death and our mortality gives us hope that we might find the answers to all the questions we have during our lifetime. Such as why we are here and what makes this life worthwhile. Wisdom does not come to those who are ignorant and believe everything they say or hear. I believe wisdom comes through experiencing pain as well as joy, despite the fact that pain is of course not something we wish for just like death is, but still it is part of life and part of the ride so to say. I suppose Socrates would describe wisdom as something always renewing something that you constantly have to strive for. You can never gain wisdom as you can gain money for example, because wisdom is something eternal I would like to say, something you can never fully understand. I think that's why Socrates didn't accept it when the Oracle choose him as the wisest man, because he knew that it is impossible to choose a human being on being the wisest, since no such thing exist and Socrates knew it. And if I'm not mistaken on Socrates views, I would agree with him, wisdom has nothing to do
I would like to start with a quote of Socrates in which he says: „True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. „
I think wisdom is learning through experience. Like when we love someone and realize he or she is not what we wanted, not what we exceptet we learn what we don't want, eventhough we still might not know what we want. I think all of our wisdom consists of things we know that are not good for ourselves. Wisdom is the truth we'd like to find in our lives. We're always looking for answers, and we seek the wisdom to find them. Eventhough I do not agree with Socrates saying that the soul is immortal I do agree on his point in which he says: „...the wisdom which we desire and upon which we profess to have set our hearts will be attainable only when we are dead, and not in our lifetime...“ I believe that only death and our mortality gives us hope that we might find the answers to all the questions we have during our lifetime. Such as why we are here and what makes this life worthwhile. Wisdom does not come to those who are ignorant and believe everything they say or hear. I believe wisdom comes through experiencing pain as well as joy, despite the fact that pain is of course not something we wish for just like death is, but still it is part of life and part of the ride so to say. I suppose Socrates would describe wisdom as something always renewing something that you constantly have to strive for. You can never gain wisdom as you can gain money for example, because wisdom is something eternal I would like to say, something you can never fully understand. I think that's why Socrates didn't accept it when the Oracle choose him as the wisest man, because he knew that it is impossible to choose a human being on being the wisest, since no such thing exist and Socrates knew it. And if I'm not mistaken on Socrates views, I would agree with him, wisdom has nothing to do