The wisdom gained with age
Comes at a price;
The more I understand
The less I know.
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Author:
Louis Gibbs (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A trade-off, it seems.
- Category: Reflection
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I thought you'd be knowing more, if you're understanding more?! A fine write L.
What we think we know often tends to fade in the light of wisdom, does it not? Thanks for your comment, 'O'.
Oh, my cousin, known as "one" knows everything - well, 99%. He won't listen to wisdom, reason, or anything. he's right - all the time, even if he's wrong! heehee. I know what you mean though - this is not "one" speaking. He wouldn't understand!
So true Louis. there's got to be a whimsical on this subject - great write.
Thanks, Michael. The word 'whimsical' fits nicely.
Great write
Thanks so much, Tony!
Welcome
Wisdom is wasted in youth,
and by the time we become wise, we're very much, too old to benefit from it.
Intriguing write, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your contemplative reply, doc!
So very true Louis!
Thanks, I appreciate you, WBL!
I am on the opposite. The more I know, the less I understand.
I am not there yet. How sad.
Nice writing.
Thank you for your comment, and for saving as a favorite, m&m!
This is very true. I stop to understand things long ago so now I only accept it. Whatever it is, it is.
I believe you understand more than you give yourself credit for, Malu. Thanks for reading and commenting!
I'm not sure of that but I live my days trying to listen to silence to see if I can get a clue.
Very smart, Malu. It is in silence that our inner voice speaks our truths to us.
Good write and very true.
Knowledge fades in the light of wisdom, doesn't it. Thank you, Goldie.
Socrates supposedly said: I know that I don't know anything. There is no proof though in Plato that he actually said it. Maybe we should say it differently: The more I understand, the more I want to know.
Love your poem, Louis!
I think I know where Socrates was coming from: To know the difference between knowledge and wisdom implies wisdom ... kinda like knowing that you are crazy is a sign of sanity? Or maybe that's a crazy analogy! Oh well, thanks for your thoughts, Fred.
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