Would getting older at least make you wiser? For Americans, that appears to be true. Japanese, on the other hand, become wise much younger. More interestingly, first time I glimpsed at the definition of wisdom. There are five elements of wisdom:
Willingness to seek opportunities to resolve conflict; willingness to search for compromise; recognition of the limits of personal knowledge; awareness that more than one perspective on a problem can exist; and appreciation of the fact that things may get worse before they get better.
What exactly is wisdom? I always thought wisdom means the ability to make sound choices that lead to happiness. Or it is the Oracular insight to choose the best path that leads to the optimal outcome? Maybe it is actually the ability to see things clearly, regardless of all the veils to hide the truth?
Guess I am not that yet.