I do believe that knowledge and wisdom are two very
different things. I think that while knowledge is basically having information
about a certain subject in your brain, wisdom is how you apply that knowledge
into your experiences and use it to solve problems. You can have all the
knowledge in the world in regards to algebra, but unless you know how to apply
it to real world situations, that information is kind of useless. I think while
knowledge is important and necessary in order to have wisdom, you have to have
both in order to be a better functioning member of society. At college, I feel
like I am acquiring both. I get knowledge when it comes to the content of my
courses. I read and I learn from other people’s experiences. I think that
wisdom comes from how I apply that knowledge to my every day life at work and
in working with classmates. I think that being in the information age, it has
become easier to be more knowledgeable than wise. We have all this access to
information, but because we are so indulged in it, we have no avenue to put it
into practice. We are so glued to knowing more that we don’t practice our
wisdom.
-CesarCOMM41
I agree that knowledge and wisdom are two different things. Knowledge is something you learn from school for example, but knowing something does not exactly make you wiser. I agree that being wise, you have to be able to apply what it is you learned in the past and how you reflect back on previous experiences also plays a role. College does give you both knowledge and wisdom, but in different areas as you said, knowledge from the courses and wisdom from your experiences with other in your class and at work. I also believe that wisdom can be taught by the older generations since they did experience more things, they have a better insight in what the best option would be for a certain situation. in order to gain wisdom it takes time and experience.
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