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wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone. right. there are pamphlets and websites and hotlines... lol
it's one thing to be smart but it's another thing to be wise. being smart or intelligent or what have you is just quantative... it's like a test score. it's those funky IQ tests. with wisdom, there's maturity and experience. there's something ominous about wisdom. there's something more respectable about it, i think. well.. maybe not respectable. gosh idk. it's more comprehensive. it's like everything you've ever experienced and everything you've ever learned all compiled together. it's the experiences that make you wise. cuz you can deal. cuz you know what works in the situation and you know what doesn't. you learn from your mistakes. and you learn from others mistakes, too. you're better for it no matter the outcome.
idk. anyone can read a book, study, memorize, take a test, and ace it. that's smart. but when you can apply it outside of the classroom or program and into your life, that's wisdom. when you can take all the ideas and concepts that you've learned, and can form insights of your own and make informed decisions, that's wisdom to me. might not be for you.. but this isn't your blog, now is it!
and another thing: self-help books... some evil mastermind must have thought up that money making scheme (wish i'd thought of it first, though. lol) something about them just rubs me the wrong way. i used to browse them at the bookstore or at the library, but really, WHY SHOULD PEOPLE NEED THEM!!! wait... nevermind. i take that back. some people do need them. that's fine, i guess. i just hope i'll never have to buy one. that'd be depressing. reading a book that tells you how you should act or how you should feel. that's so impersonal. so very impersonal. i'd rather talk to something to help me get through whatever it is that's bugging me. talking is much more gratifying than reading i think. there's nothing like a good ranting/bashing/confiding/emoting session with your closest friends... i love you all!
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