Wisdom plays a pivotal role in the art of living well.
Wisdom is the capability of the mind to draw sufficient
conclusions from insufficient premises. We never have sufficient data for
anything and everything because we are all limited in our capability in
acquiring our knowledge.
Wisdom is not quite the same as knowledge: knowledge is
the acquisition of facts and information, while wisdom is the application of
acquired knowledge to everyday life and living. For this reason, being
knowledgeable does not necessarily imply being wise. Wisdom is beyond knowledge.
Human Wisdom
Socrates, the famous Greek philosopher, once said: “An
unexamined life is not worth living.”
Wisdom is
examining life by frequently asking self-intuitive questions, as well as by finding
answers to the questions asked about life and living. In real life, we must
frequently ask ourselves many questions about anything and everything at all
times.
Asking relevant questions is introspection,
which is a continual process of self-reflection, without which there is no
self-awareness and hence no personal growth and development. A static life is
never a life well lived. So, asking self-intuitive questions is self-empowering
wisdom—a life-skill tool necessary for the art of living well.
Why is that?
It is because the kind of
questions you ask also determines the kind of life you are going to live. Your
questions often trigger a set of mental answers, which may lead to actions or
inactions, based on the choices you have made from the answers you have
obtained. Remember, your life is always the sum of all the choices you make in
the process of going through your life journey.
To make the right daily life
choices, you need human wisdom, which is clarity of thinking, to know who you really are, what choices are available to you, and why you decide on those choices.
TAO Wisdom
TAO is the profound human
wisdom of Lao Tzu, the ancient sage
from China
Stephen Lau
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Stephen Lau
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