As a senior, do you think you've acquired "wisdom"?

Judycat said:
If anything, I've become more of an idiot. I couldn't open the gate at my son's place and had to ask for help.
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A son who might refuse to help or who doesn't care would be far more of an idiot.
 

Murrmurr said:
Yes....and your experiences.

Does learning from your mistakes and experiences mean you understand what life means? No, not life in general. You can only assess and opine about what life means to you based on your experiences and lessons.
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Millions of people derive sense of the meaning of life via religious beliefs.
 
Beezer said:
I've always told my daughters, "Just because someone is older than you doesn't mean they are smarter than you."

"Think for yourself, and follow your heart."
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Itonically, some people become more efficient in their foolishness as they grow older.
 
After all these answers I am still bewildered by what this word "wisdom" means. Now don't go and tell me what it REALLY means, and leave it alone. Here is one person who could never know what it means to become wise. If I were to blow my own horn, wisdom would mean never having to wonder or define what it means to be come wise! :)
 
I feel like part of wisdom is knowing that there are no one size fits all answers.

That includes knowing when advice is good for me and when it isn't. This seems like common sense but it wasn't for me.

For example, I am pretty introverted and when I am having a bad day, I need more alone time. Almost all the advice I read recommended spending time with others when you were feeling bad.
 
Wiser to a degree yes, although I’ve always been sly. The problem is that the young ‘uns don’t care to listen. I shall have my revenge, however, when their air conditioning goes out, and they gasp, choke, and grind to a halt. Being raised in an era without AC, I’ll shrug and go on. I’ll shower the young with rotary phones, carbon paper, and typewriters! That ought to blow their gourds… 😈
 
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