Is Wisdom a Must Have Life Skill Requiring Knowledge, Understanding and Insight?

Wisdom is a must have life skill requiring knowledge, understanding and insight.  Wisdom is amongst the rarest attributes or life skills acquired later in life.  They say white haired folks are wise.  So what happens if your genes cause you to have white hair at the age of 20, does it mean you are wise?

What is wisdom?  Some people define wisdom as the ability to judge correctly and follow the best course of action based on knowledge, understanding and insight.  After much research and thought, I believe the best definition of wisdom is that, wisdom is the ability to use your knowledge, understanding and intelligence to think first in such a way that your common sense takes the better judgment of the course of action to take in life, thus enabling you make choices that are not only beneficial but also productive.

For one to think first before taking a course of action is to practice some form of wisdom.  Thinking usually comes in many forms and may mean reflecting on the past occurrences or being visionary, that is, thinking of the future.

Learning from past experiences is one of the best ways of acquiring wisdom.  If you tried going in a certain direction in your life or you tried learning a new skill and you failed or it did not work out, you will not only think twice before repeating the same mistake and use a different tactic, but you will also be quick to advice another person who is about to make a similar blunder.

Wisdom is also said to be intuition or foresight.  You are about to make a certain decision in your life; but your gut feeling signals to you that, it may not be a very good choice to take at that moment in time.  Choices have consequences, hence be very cautious as you make important decisions in your life!  Consult widely then pick the best choice from among the list.

Can Wisdom as a Life Skill Produce Knowledge, Understanding and Insight?

Are there people who are born wise?  Can wisdom as a life skill be taught to produce knowledge, understanding and insight?

There are those who are born with very high intelligence but alas! Without knowledge, understanding and insight they may not be termed as wise!  On the other hand, you may have a lot of knowledge about a certain skill through reading a lot, take for instance cooking skills.  Until you practically get into the kitchen, light the stove and cook, you will not have the experience of cooking thus may not have the intelligence, understanding or knowledge of what goes in where and when, hence not very wise in that area after all!  So how do you know that you are wise?

9 Wisdom Skills That Could Arm Your Life With Knowledge, Understanding and Insight

1. Wise people have discernment, insight and understanding of how tasks are performed.
2. They recognize the fact that more is learnt from real life experience than from text books hence make every life experience, good or bad, a learning one.
3. They have a lot of knowledge and usually keep it to themselves although they also readily avail it when required.
4. They are generally happy people no matter what bad experience life throws their way.  They are not hostile towards life but maintain a Positive Attitude whatever the situation.
5. They are very curious and ask a lot of questions not only internally to themselves but also verbally. This enables them understand more as they usually find the answers to their questions.
6. They usually see through hidden agendas and cannot be easily conned, threatened or manipulated.
7. They are well collected, optimistic and self-confident especially so in times of turmoil or rough times.
8. They expect and want things around them to work well.
9. They are very observant and are very sound emotionally.

Do these nine traits describe you in any way?  Take a minute and think about it!

Does The Skill of Wisdom in life attract lots of money?  How?

With wisdom come diligence, focus and good stewardship be it in business, family or in career advancement.  Wisdom brings honor, grace and glory.

Just go again through the nine traits mentioned above.  Wouldn’t you love to be around a person exhibiting such traits?  This is the kind of person who will always be on top of things whether the surrounding circumstances are good or bad.

Well, money tends to follow people with such traits; a happy person not easily manipulated neither does he/she manipulate.  Curious and ready to learn from their own mistakes and those of others, are not hostile to people around them but are emotionally sound and self-confident.  They readily share their knowledge learnt from life’s experiences and are ready to help others avoid folly. With high Emotional Intelligence, why, these people sound like they are out of this world!

A person with these kinds of skills exhibits wisdom and sounds like a very good business partner, soul mate or colleague.  They will definitely attract good relations in life wherever they go and most certainly, lots of money too!

Yes, wisdom is a must have life skill requiring knowledge, understanding and insight.  If you want to have a good life, you most certainly need wisdom!

 

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