Knowledge and Wisdom
I’m involved in several different creative workshops.
A writing group, a book club, and a speakers lab.
I love the collaboration.
Recently, at one of these workshop meetings, we discussed the paradox of knowledge and wisdom.
The subject came up during a discussion about false beliefs.
How you can think you know a thing, until you learn new facts.
And then you question everything you thought you knew.
The example was a long-term, dependable co-worker who, it turns out, had been embezzling the company all along.
It was an inspiring discussion.
We all agreed that when we were young, we were know-it-alls who knew nothing, but now that we are older, we realize that we know nothing, which is actually quite wise.
Lest I get too full of myself and my new-found wisdom, the Grown Son rolled his eyes at me over one indiscretion or another.
I don’t even know what I did to annoy him.
The list is long, and I’ve lost track.
Also, I don’t care.
Which only goes to prove my point about the paradox of knowledge and wisdom.
Liz Brenner
Everyone has a story to tell.
Even you.
Especially you.
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