5 Steps to Wisdom
"The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence,
The second is listening,
The third is memory,
The fourth is practice,
The fifth is teaching others."
~Solomen Ibn Gabirol (A.D. 1021? – 1069?)~
Hard to argue with that, huh? Silence, meditation, time with nature, self-reflection… all of these things lead us to wisdom. Have we taken that first step? Do we listen? Do we remember? Do we practice? Do we teach others? We all know what we must do, yet how often do we really do it? We get so distracted by our daily activities that we forget how important it is to just sit down and be quiet for a change! Yes, it is important – wisdom is important! Wisdom is necessary to lead the kind of lives that we say we want to lead.
Remember....The first step is...Silence
“It is easier to be wise for others than for oneself.”
~La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)~
This is so true! Don’t we all give better advice than we take from ourselves? Because we can look at someone else’s problems objectively, and we are so caught up in our own emotions that it’s hard to step back and look at our own problems with the same wisdom. But it is possible! As we learn and grow and spend more time in silence, we make better decisions, we become more wise.
