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It is very difficult to define ‘wisdom.’

I think, it’s next to information and knowledge which are the foundations for wisdom.

Simply, knowledge with value addition appears to be wisdom.

However, the British philosopher Nicholas Maxwell has called wisdom the capacity to realize what is of value in life for oneself and others.

All are potentially wise; some are not having time to become wise.

Some people know what is wisdom and they have an inclination and desire
to become wise.

Another category of people are involved in developing wisdom.

Still one more group is recognized as wise people.

Wisdom is essential to make some one successful in life.

Wise people guide the decision making process towards wiser decisions.

Exposing oneself to various kinds of influences which help in the development of wisdom.

Again there are practices with which one can develop wisdom and become wise.

Intellectual knowledge gathered from novels and biographies can help us to develop wisdom.

Learning the countless examples of wise and unwise behaviour, handling of situations, management of human emotions such as fear, anger, tension, inferiority complex etc., will also help us to develop wisdom with our own freedom.

Various kinds of life experiences teach us wisdom.

Travel to new places, meeting people of different culture, languages, colours, religions, skills, outlooks, hobbies and values are also useful to contribute towards the development of wisdom.

That means an open mind is necessary to develop wisdom.

The path to wisdom is easy; but there should be a will to become wise.

Determination to involve in learning and gathering knowledge from what ever source, ultimately help us to develop wisdom.

Keeping friendship with wise people aids us to imbibe certain qualities.

People behave differently at different circumstances.

It is better observe keenly the behaviour of wise people to learn the underlying values.

Some of the values associated with wisdom are, according to Jason Merchey, courage, creativity, dedication, fulfillment, integrity, justice, kindness, light heartedness, magnanimity, modesty, morality, optimism, passion, respect, responsibility, self-confidence, tolerance, vision and willingness to work.

How to add value to knowledge for making it as wisdom?

It is a very big question!

Making use of the hard earned knowledge by adding some value to it keeps us wise.

Constant thinking, taking into account all pros and cons with certainly help us the type of value we need to add and make knowledge in to wisdom.

Meditation is considered to be the most powerful tool for developing wisdom.

Ultimately, wise people win over the world.

Therefore, we have to become wise by developing it step by step.

‘Our deepest values are revealed by how we actually live over lives.


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