Knowledge and Wisdom

"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

--Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Knowledge doesn't just show up, it is acquired through experience, study, and lessons learned. If we are lucky, then our knowledge may classify us to have wisdom. Wisdom is often associated with age, if you are old enough to understand the ramification of a situation, then you should be able to be wise in your decisions to be made.

I often think of wisdom coming from fortune cookies with sayings from Confucius or Tao. Life would certainly be simpler if we could gain both knowledge and wisdom at the local Chinese restaurant.