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Is it as simple as that? Do we naturally accumulate wisdom as the years pass us by, or are some amongst us, regardless of age, just a little more switched on?

And by wisdom, I'm thinking the ability to apply knowledge gained to better ourselves and others. I believe wisdom isn't just knowledge in itself.

Are all young people naive, and older folk wise by definition as some seem to suggest?



Oh, and you're all responsible for your own conduct on this here thread. I take no responsibility for any ensuing battles.

Fire away folks!

you should write a book by now...so many theoretical stuff

At the age i am now i find that not much seems to get at me the way it used to when i was younger...that seen it done it wore the tee-shirt wisdom has turned into who gives a shit wisdom..i feel happy that i have the wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong and as ive aged through the years ive learned lots...i also know that there are some real wise youngies out there too.

Hey P....

I do believe we accumulate EXPERIENCES, good and bad, whether that makes us msarter or stupid, really depends on us...

agree

Detente, I'd say that there is only a marginal correspondence between age and wisdom (except in my case, of course).

Wisdom is basically a function of one's intellectual abilities and one's desire to understand. If you don't have those things, you'll just be spinning your mental wheels into dotage and will likely end up with merely a lot of wrinkles and an incessant hankering for cheap beer.

If only it were as simple as age=wisdom!

Unfortunately, one can be as old as the dirt on the hinges of hell... but all that experience wont do a thing for them unless they utilize it!
A young & resourceful person can sweep us all in a blind moment.

Well said young lady.
Its nice to "believe" with age comes wisedom but with many of us wisdom just dosent seem to come no matter how old we get....

I think the phrase "With age comes wisdom" is a myth and was probably made up by some old fogey who thought he/she knew it all....when in fact they knew nothing at all

I definitely think some of the younger more intelligent ones are more clued up and wise beyond their years

Then again you get some young stupid people that are still wisdomless when they get old, some people and somethings never change.

All depends on the individual I suppose

I like that.

Utilization!

I totally agree.

'Old fogey'.

Well said T!

I don't think all young people are naive just as all old people are not wise. Some people are instilled with common sense early in life , some have to learn the hard way, some learn by example of seeing someone else making mistakes and some just never learn...lol

Nothing wrong with threads that actually provoke thought.

You live and learn is the answer to this. Each mistake, experience teaches us. The older you get, the wiser you become.

JMO

~"Are age and wisdom synonymous?"~



Sure - sometimes. But as a rule, absolutely not.

some do, some don't. Someone Linear minded may not see the lessons that they have repeated and stay stupid,,I might be dumb but I'm not stupid! lol
;-}

Thanks

Agreed !

Well, older age has a few downsides: it withdraws us from many active accomplishments, it renders the body less powerful, it deprives us of quite a few forms of enjoyment and it usually stands not far from death.

Nevertheless, there are upsides: usually less work, more wisdom for some of us (needs a trained and healthy brain though) and better taste for wine

At the end old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative….