Wisdom! This it a difficult subject. How does one talk about wisdom?

Looking up the definition says: the quality of having experience, knowledge and good judgment, the quality of being wise. I have to say, there is a different wisdom that I gained. Knowing that if I do something, create something based on a past experience, I cannot go beyond what I created in the past. In a way, if I use that definition of wisdom, even though my action may be wise, can I go beyond what has been created in the past according to what I’ve learned? No, I can’t. 

We are living at a major change point in this time. Systems are beginning to fall apart, like Buckminster Fuller predicted about 50 years ago. Right now, they are just cracking and I am wondering what is going to happen to those systems in the next six or 12 months. I am also aware that as humanity, there is a change that is being asked of us. Learning more, becoming more open to new things, is a requirement. 

As I see it, wisdom can still be grounded in past experiences, as long as I’m open for new, as long as I’m open to expand on the old. Am I willing to say: okay, based on this, what else is possible? For instance, we discover new possibilities like the ability to heal ourselves based on epigenetic. There are new awarenesses I like to explore. I’m asking new questions. I’m gaining awarenesses which I don’t necessarily always heed.

Over the past year or two, I have been exploring, listening to workshops and interviews on Gaia.  There are different people  I have come to respect and where I feel they are approaching things from a, for me, new perspective. 

My ideas about elderhood have begun to shift. I really dove into the subject at the beginning of the year, but the more I’m diving into it, the more I am contemplating it, I am realizing new perspectives. There are certain awarenesses that as a sudden pop in. For instance, at one point, I ‘heard’ the word ‘modern elderhood’. What the heck does that mean? I am still exploring it. It’s not that I have an answer. I may expand on the old notion. I may start a new conversation about what modern elderhood may mean today. But that doesn’t mean that I know what it means. It still is an exploration. 

As I said, I am becoming aware of new, different perspectives. Is that awareness wisdom? It is wisdom grounded in the openness to something new. From my perspective, I would say yes. That wisdom is looking through the lens of past experience while being open to something completely new. And is that how we evolve, how we move forward.

I invite you to contemplate that for yourself. Where are You with it? If you have an idea, leave a comment.