Imagine how the world would be transformed if humanity would follow just one rule...Do unto others as you would have done to you. Treat folks like you would want to be treated. No more lying, stealing... View MoreImagine how the world would be transformed if humanity would follow just one rule...Do unto others as you would have done to you. Treat folks like you would want to be treated. No more lying, stealing, cheating, violence. Yes, its a utopian thought, but that's what imagination does for us, provides a vehicle to picture the "what if?"
amazing how some have forgotten what should have been learned in kindergarten...."You take care of you and leave them to take care of themselves."
A byproduct of wisdom is sense.
The "flavor" of decades;
In the 80's it was all about attitude. You need to have attitude in everything that you do! Job, clothes, hair. But society didn't accept what was actually meant by the term..... View MoreThe "flavor" of decades;
In the 80's it was all about attitude. You need to have attitude in everything that you do! Job, clothes, hair. But society didn't accept what was actually meant by the term...a can-do attitude. No, instead society developed; just an attitude.
Enter the 90's and it was all about never compromise! Never surrender! Combine that with attitude and society is on its way to self destruction. However, Never compromise actually meant...don't compromise your values, your moral code. But society embraced no compromising (what-so-ever) with attitude.
Then along came the 2000's; the decade of "no responsibility" Now those raised having an attitude of not compromising decided that they did not accept responsibility over their own actions, after-all, (nothing) was ever their fault.
Then came 2010 the decade of blame. It was because of (pick your scapegoat...men, whites, Christian, older, police, etc)
20"s saw the latest brick in the building of anarchy...division. Us against them, one side pitted against the other.
Attitude, no compromising, no responsibility, blame and division....the driving force behind all is; insecurity. Some, in positions of influence, figured out how to use societies insecurities as a means to control, manipulate and move their personal agenda's forward at the expense of a troubled country. So many of these traits, helpful to one's self-esteem, yet, instead they were turned to ugly and cruel caricatures of the wisdom that each word or phrase held. Now the taint has accelerated; we find other manifestations that are happening yearly instead of across decades, intolerance, assumptions, hate, censorship, the list continues; but it all comes down to one word that was somehow lost over time...Respect.
Intelligence=the ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.
Wisdom=the quality of having ... View MoreIntelligence=the ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.
Wisdom=the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Where do you fall within these definitions? I've seen many intelligent people lack the wisdom of good judgement. Personally, I would chose wisdom every day and twice on Sunday. My reasons are simple; Intelligence is learned, wisdom is gained. Intelligence may allow you to exist, but wisdom allows you to live. wisdom combined with intelligence is a dream; intelligence without wisdom is a nightmare. I say this in view of the country and world as a whole, where intelligent people often govern without wisdom. The learned knowledge, being controlled by the emotional state of the influencer, lacks, in most cases, the ability to discern the negative outcomes possible in the decision making process. This creates a narrow window to view the effects caused by the decisions of the influencer, because at the time of the decision, all that matters to the influencer is what they want to influence, not how it will affect the whole; whereas Wisdom allows one to consider the broader view of possible effects to the whole and considers all that are affected, as valuable and denies the narcissitic notion that only the influencers desires matter.
The great why
Why do the other countries of the world hate me because I am an American?
Why do the other religions hate me because I am not them? ... View MoreThe great why
Why do the other countries of the world hate me because I am an American?
Why do the other religions hate me because I am not them?
Why does the other gender hate me because I am male? Why do the other races hate me because I'm Caucasian? Why do LGBTQ hate me because I'm Heterosexual? Why do Liberals hate me because I'm Conservative?
Why do younger people hate me because I'm older?
All of these things do not matter to me, (Race, Gender, Status, preference, age, nationality, political stance.) The reason is that these things are superficial differences in all living things. For example; if you go to get a canine companion from a shelter, does color really matter to you? Does gender really matter to you? Does where the dog came from really matter to you? What matters most, I would think, is the dog's attitude toward you, since you are inviting it to share in your life's activities. If the dog has a personality of affection toward you, then all of these other things matter not to you, because you have a connection to the joy that you share with this animal. So when I see so many hate-filled folks acting out, towards me because of my DNA, which I can't possibly control, or my perspectives/opinions; I understand that the failure here is theirs and not mine. This in turn, allows me to feel sadness at their misguided attitudes, rather than hate, at their actions toward me. Only they can change themselves, I cannot hope to do so no matter how much I would wish it. I am too busy trying to be the best Great grandfather, grandfather, dad, husband, friend, employee and human being to be bothered by the irrational acts of a misguided group that has become so focused on their narcissistic ways, That they "know not what they do." My caution to them is simple; "Be careful of the world that you are creating, you may not want to live in it." Peace everyone.
for all of the poker players out there;
Conservative, "I call, heart flush!"
Liberal, "Oh, I see, so what you're saying is that you hate diamonds, clubs and spades!"
Conservative, "No, I have a h... View Morefor all of the poker players out there;
Conservative, "I call, heart flush!"
Liberal, "Oh, I see, so what you're saying is that you hate diamonds, clubs and spades!"
Conservative, "No, I have a heart flush...what have you got?"
Leftist, "You're a racist!!"
Conservative, "Show me your hand. I called."
Democrat, "I've got seven aces! So I win!"
Conservative, "There are only four aces in a deck, how did you get seven?"
Leftist, liberal, socialist, democrat, "I redistributed the other deck. I noticed in your racist flush that the king is above the queen, that's very misogynistic of you!"
Conservative, "You can't cheat like that! Stop calling me names and play by the rules!"
Leftist, liberal, socialist, democrat, "I reimagined the rules and defunded the pot, you need to educate yourself because i identify as a winner!"
Conservative," What planet am I on?"
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