What is wisdom

What is Wisdom?

As they say, "Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers".

A Soul throughout its journey gathers lots of information. This process starts when the soul enters the fetus in the mother's womb. From there onwards, the soul gathers knowledge until it breathes that body's last breath. Be that information is from its first teacher that is his mother or family, friends, or teachers.

As a person ages, he/she becomes wiser. This happens because, with the increase in both knowledge and experience, that person makes more good decisions. Wisdom in a way is the churned product of knowledge. This further helps in figuring out what is good or what is bad or makes us closer to the reality of life.

No matter how knowledgeable a person is, whether he/she is wiser or not depends on his wisdom. There are people who have reached greater heights in their respective fields be it politics, science, sports, or arts based on their knowledge. But does history see all of them as wise persons? No, because what makes a person great or wiser is their character. Say for example infamous premier of Germany i.e. Adolf Hitler, no doubt that he was knowledgeable, powerful, and had leadership qualities. He defeated many nations during World War second. But the way the common man thinks of him is a notorious dictator. It is because he put all his knowledge and abilities into destructive purposes.

As it is clear from the above example merely having knowledge and great abilities does not build a person with great wisdom. The way knowledge is used makes the difference.