Did wisdom come with age?

[Garydavid]

What do you think? Are you much wiser now than before?

 

[Keesha]

Some days possibly,.... others, no way. Lol

 

[Garydavid]

Good answer Keesha! I couldnt agree more. Sometimes I think the more I know the less I know. Is there wisdom there? Haaaaa

 

[Nihil]

Every day I look back to yesterday and realize I had been an idiot.

 

[Garydavid]

Well I believe we all lived our lives through our mistakes and of others. We did the best with what we had.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I doubt I'm much wiser but I definitely am more tolerant and patient.

 

[Garydavid]

Well I think I would consider that wisdom.

 

[RadishRose]

I seem to have absorbed more trivia than actual wisdom. But I think I've acquired some, anyway. I don't think one can help but pick up some wisdom along the way. Especially if the way was rocky.

 

[Seeker]

I think wisdom comes with experience..so yes it has come with age.

I may not have much in all arenas.....but I have enough for me.

 

[Tommy]

What do you think? Are you much wiser now than before?

Yes.

 

[Keesha]

Good answer Keesha! I couldnt agree more. Sometimes I think the more I know the less I know. Is there wisdom there? Haaaaa

Me too! :lol:

 

[Olivia]

I don't believe that wisdom necessarily comes with age. It can, but only if one is constantly exploring and learning what there is to learn in life. It requires curiosity, desire, and a bit of effort.

 

[RadishRose]

Every day I look back to yesterday and realize I had been an idiot.

So, no more looking backward!

 

[Keesha]

So, no more looking backward!

Maybe you’re like me and looking too closely :laugh:

 

[Falcon]

Of course.

 

[SeaBreeze]

Yes, I'm definitely wiser now than when I was young.

 

[Rosemarie]

Depends what you mean by wisdom. I understand people better now, something which comes with age and experience, but I still make the same mistakes.

 

[Gary O']

Yeah

I think so

I no longer try so many audacious things


Rare to get wisdom any other way than by living long enough, seems

However, it’s not automatic

A sardonic poster I created awhile back;

 

[Trade]

Well first of all rapid advances in technology has made a lot of the knowledge that us old folks acquired obsolete.

And second of all, in spite of the fact that so many of us boomers are nostalgic for the good old "Leave it to Beaver" days, the culture of those times upon which many of our "values" were based was marked by racism, homophobia, misogyny, and sexual repression, all of which were bullshit. So rather than "wise" many of us are just narrow minded old curmudgeons.

 

[gennie]

No, not from age but from curiosity and interest in the world beyond my own nose and to have the courage to explore it.

 

[deesierra]

What do you think? Are you much wiser now than before?

That's an absolute YES

 

[Ferocious]

Did wisdom come with age?

Hmmm..............I must still be young, 'cause I'm as thick as two short planks.

 

[Gaer]

Is wisdom defined as finally becoming aware of the MULTITUDE of things I DON'T KNOW?
My few answers have turned into THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS!

 

[macgeek]

yes for the most part. I really try not to do stupid things that cost me money. Did enough of that when I was younger.

 

[JustBonee]

It always amazed me over the years whenever I came across someone, as young as teenage, who smugly acted like they knew everything
.. have met a few. Wonder how time has put them in their place.