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How can wisdom be gained?

"A wise person is made not born".
Is this true? Why?
If it is, how is wisdom accumulated? And why is it 'practical' ?

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    Arkady Grudzinsky 50+

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    Oct 10 2012: By looking at the other side of the river and realizing that we ARE on the other side.

    By emptying our cup to fill it up again - unlearning what we learned to learn new things, forgetting past experiences to give room for new ones, serving others to rule over them, dying to live, etc.

    By using reason to explain what does not make sense. By not using reason to explain what is unreasonable. What makes sense does not need an explanation.

    To see things clearly, we need to stop seeing things that are not there (e.g. any meaning in these words).

    Wisdom is understanding nonsense. :-)

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