Monday, May 7, 2012

Wisdom

You know all those things that say “Age doesn’t bring wisdom, it brings…” fill in the blank. Equanimity, patience, equity, doesn’t matter. It’s all wrong.

Age brings wisdom.

Yep, it sure does. You might not think so, given how many old people you either know or have been stuck behind in line or in traffic. That also doesn’t matter.

It’s true. Age brings wisdom.

Stop arguing, you won’t win. You’re asking the wrong question. The question you should be asking is, “What is wisdom?”

That shut you up pretty fast. You thought I was going to let you down, only Auntie’s got your back. Always. Now I shall prove it by settling once and for all, the real question:

Wisdom is not giving a fuck. Age brings that.

Nuff said.

3 comments:

Ixtlilton said...

You may be right but I've found age mostly brings wrinkles, odd hair formations and a doughy midsection.

jan said...

i concur.

jan said...

i meant, i concur with the post, not the above comment (true though it may also be).