–I thought about Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist who’s been a great teacher

–I remembered my mom telling me that I should start reading the Bible (I used to a lot, but…what happened was a long story…)

–I wondered, “What is wisdom? How are we defining it?”

I think I’ve heard that wisdom is the understanding you gain with experience. But that’s a bit limited, because if wisdom comes from God, then you don’t necessarily need the experience. Which is good, because if you had to have the experience to have wisdom, we might have to live several lifetimes to gain all the wisdom we need to nobly live one life.

–Can you gain wisdom from someone else who shares their life experiences, or insights, with you?

For example, I’ve been blessed with some neat intellectual insights by reading about the experiences of others. These people, who have shared their experiences with me, have helped me make my own guided decisions. They’ve given me a “2nd hand” wisdom, if you will.

–In my desire to become successful (acutally, I already am; I just need to make it an outer reality) I hope I don’t get too caught up with my ego and it’s worldly, material desires. Some of that is good, and I believe it’s good to have a little bit of ego. I just hope that I can keep it in check, and not let it get out of control.

Just as we need checks and balances to make sure that one party, person, government, country, or side doesn’t become too powerful, we need wisdom to balance our “sinful” human nature with our spiritual, destinational natures.

–I thought about Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist who’s been a great teacher

–I remembered my mom telling me that I should start reading the Bible (I used to a lot, but…what happened was a long story…)

–I wondered, “What is wisdom? How are we defining it?”

I think I’ve heard that wisdom is the understanding you gain with experience. But that’s a bit limited, because if wisdom comes from God, then you don’t necessarily need the experience. Which is good, because if you had to have the experience to have wisdom, we might have to live several lifetimes to gain all the wisdom we need to nobly live one life.

–Can you gain wisdom from someone else who shares their life experiences, or insights, with you?

For example, I’ve been blessed with some neat intellectual insights by reading about the experiences of others. These people, who have shared their experiences with me, have helped me make my own guided decisions. They’ve given me a “2nd hand” wisdom, if you will.

–In my desire to become successful (acutally, I already am; I just need to make it an outer reality) I hope I don’t get too caught up with my ego and it’s worldly, material desires. Some of that is good, and I believe it’s good to have a little bit of ego. I just hope that I can keep it in check, and not let it get out of control.

Just as we need checks and balances to make sure that one party, person, government, country, or side doesn’t become too powerful, we need wisdom to balance our “sinful” human nature with our spiritual, destinational natures.

I’m on the spiritual path in my life. Though I’m not religious, I can nevertheless apply the exact same lesson to myself, and my relationship to my Source.

I’m on the spiritual path in my life. Though I’m not religious, I can nevertheless apply the exact same lesson to myself, and my relationship to my Source.