Recently, I read some books in which authors, either parent or terminally ill people, are trying to give wisdom and values to their children or next generation.
Sharing our struggles, memories, and strategies to deal with challenging situations is definitely a great effort. However, this is just sharing of experiences or life lessons. I believe that wisdom can't be imparted or taught. It can only be learned or acquired by self-experiences, observations, analysis, reading, listening, etc., and it is a personal quest. Everyone is on his own journey. Our circumstances, abilities, environment, memories, sanskars, etc., may not be similar to our parents and children. People have different ways to deal with the same issue. The aging process does not make anyone wiser. Children can naturally be wiser than their parents or elders. Spiritual age of child may be more than his parents, grandparents, etc. Children observe, notice, and analyze our actions, speech, intentions, etc., even when they are small. I am proud to accept that my children are wiser than me.
Knowledge is simply knowing something or information. Wisdom is the correct use of that information at the right time and place.
Knowledge is transferrable, wisdom and values are not. We can teach values and give examples of it but can not make values an integral part of someone's life.
Instead of giving any wisdom, I will share the wisdom I received/observed.
- Speak less and speak sensibly.
- Do not stray from your values and integrity.
- Do not say hurtful words.
- Develop inner strength and stay strong even in adversities.
- Be helpful, generous, and kind to all.
- See all humans as humans without discriminating.
- Be humble and compassionate.
- Pursue your passions despite the hurdles you face.
- Forgive and forget and move forward.
- Always stay calm.
- Accept mistakes and try not to repeat them.
- Give space to others and respect their choices.
- Give guidance and share memories.
- Openly express your thinking process.
I have not imbibed all of these qualities yet. However, I am trying.
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Bharti Raizada
Knowledge is simply knowing something or information. Wisdom is the correct use of that information at the right time and place.
Knowledge is transferrable. Wisdom and values are not. We can teach and give examples of values, but we can't make these an integral part of someone's life.
Although sharing struggles, memories, and strategies for dealing with the complexities of life are insightful, these are just sharing experiences of life lessons.
Wisdom can't be imparted or taught. It can only be learned or acquired by self-experiences, observations, analysis, reading, listening, etc., and it is a personal quest. The defining characteristic of a wise person compared to one who lacks wisdom is their differentiated perspectives when approached with challenges.
A common misconception is that wisdom comes only with age. Although this can hold true, it is hard to ignore the wisdom of children. Children observe, notice, and analyze our actions, words, and intentions. I feel proud to say that my children are wiser than me in certain areas, shaped by life experiences they have understood in their own way.