Wisdom Is Where You Find It
"Winning cures a lot of things." A rather profound statement, perhaps even prophetic. Neither of which you might expect from one of football's "bad boys." But T.O. said it, and Jaime was there to capture those words for posterity.
To anyone who's lost one of life's many battles, T.O.'s six words have a rather redeeming ring to them. Down but not out, there's suddenly hope again.
Here's another example of worldly wisdom, some truly wise words: "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Profound? If you mean deep and intense, then certainly. Prophetic? If you mean "visionary" or "predictive," you bet they are. Together, those three brief sentences explain a great deal.
Do they constitute wisdom? To the extent that astuteness and intelligence are a part of wisdom, definitely.
Much as with T.O.'s statement, wise words are where you find them. In this second example, they were found stuffed inside a Chinese fortune cookie. Wisdom is, indeed, where you find it.
As someone who's been collecting such bits and pieces of wisdom for more than 50 years, many of those sayings in my collection - it numbers well over three thousand separate entries - came from stranger sources than a football player or a fortune cookie.
A number, obviously, were said by truly learned people, scholars in some cases. You would expect them to contribute to the wisdom of the world. Others came from outright scoundrels, people you'd barely trust to give you the right time of day. Buy, as I said earlier, wisdom is where you find it.
The goal is to be able to recognize wisdom, regardless of how well it may be hidden, how cleverly it may be disguised. Next is to be able to use it - to better your life and the lives of those you touch.
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© 2006, Philip A. Grisolia, CBC
Phil Grisolia is by profession a "wordsmith" - occasionally with a sense of humor. An accredited Certified Business Communicator (CBC), Phil is also a consultant and business coach to owners of small and start-up companies, an author, educator and an award-winning copywriter. To learn more about Phil and the types of help he provides for his clients, visit PhilGrisolia.com . While there, sign up for a free subscription to his best-in-class newsletter - Making Sense of Marketing™.
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