Seeking Wisdom

[mtmynd]

What drives the Philosopher
the lover of Wisdom?
Wisdom is called a noun
but yet it's so much more.

Described as an ability
to discern right from wrong...
Common sense? Good judgement?
Those are but Wisdom's qualities.

Can Wisdom be held in the hands
Can it be smelled, tasted, heard..?
Does it lie beyond the senses
teasing the imagination..?

How many seekers have
been fooled by another
calling itself Wisdom
only to spread confusion?

What is this Wisdom and
how is it recognized ?
Will it introduce itself ?
An invitation to dinner?

Wisdom! Where art thou?
So many have called you by name
but how do they know it is you?
Where can you be found?

Wisdom! You shady bastard!
Why must you be hunted down?
If you are so precious why don't
you give freely of yourself?

Wisdom! to be loved...
but I cannot take you to bed,
I cannot fondle your preciousnes,
I cannot return what you have given.

Should we not walk on the same earth?
Should we not be equals?
But no! You must be sought out
as if you were a secret.

But a secret must be always kept
or else it loses its secretiveness...
so are you a fugitive from knowledge
one step ahead of logic and reason?

Wisdom! You devil dog!
Mankind has sought you out
ever since we could think
and yet you could be no-thing.

Wisdom! Are you of the spirit
and that is why no one can describe
this word that carries such lure
that you seduce all seekers?

Seduced into a life of thought,
thinkers and philosophers
have put you on a pedestal
for you must be the One -

The One that is the pinnacle
to all that man strives to attain
and yet you are no-thing
for you cannot be the end

for the end of Wisdom is
not Wisdom at all but
the beginning of yet
another journey in search

of Wisdom that must lie
within reach of those that
keep searching for you
and your no-thingness

Wisdom! You are not
the final destination but
the journey itself and what
has been gained upon its path.

For the journey is also no-thing
but the experience of seeking
adding to the vitality of being,
to become Wisdom's reflection.


~~~~~~~~~
Cecil B. Lee
(conceived : 1.28.2006)

[wylde]

old too soon wise too late.

too much knowledge not enough wisdom.

from knowledge to wisdom.

knowledge is knowing Tomatoes are fruit. wisdom is not putting tomatoes into a fruit salad.

well worn oft quotes.

yet, self-evidently true.

hope some levity the serious aspects of your ruminations do not detract.
this is not at all my intent.

tower of babel:

[mnaz]

Wisdom is on vacation. Please leave a message.

[mtmynd]

Wisdom is on vacation. Please leave a message.

Wisdom is not what we seek in today's world. Far too easy to let someone else pretend to be wise.
Afterall, who is wise enough to convince the crowd who trusts their false idols..?

[mtmynd]

old too soon wise too late.

too much knowledge not enough wisdom.

from knowledge to wisdom.

knowledge is knowing Tomatoes are fruit. wisdom is not putting tomatoes into a fruit salad.

well worn oft quotes.

yet, self-evidently true.

hope some levity the serious aspects of your ruminations do not detract.
this is not at all my intent.

tower of babel:

wyld, you are not wrong! You are wise enough to recognize knowledge from wisdom.

You also chose a clever photo! Truth often is found in humor, not the reverse.

[wylde]

☮

[mnaz]

Who is wise enough? ... No, who is LOUD enough?

[wylde]

*silent truths decay unspoken. speak truth to power.


i may be overly paranoid. but i utterly respect any community wishes to be far quieter. should that be the case.