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The Pursuit of Wisdom

This challenge topic feels like the final exam of blog posts. Me, writing about wisdom? Ha. I see those eyes roll. Since we had a doctor’s appointment this morning, I pondered the challenge during our drive time. When we were placed in the exam room, I glanced at the motivational art on the wall, and then did a double take. The quote from Ginni Rometty, former executive chairman and CEO of IBM, was a nugget of wisdom: “Growth and comfort do not coexist.” I agree with her statement, although I admit that a couple of decades ago, I might have resisted that thought. We’re trained or conditioned to seek comfort, aren’t we? Once I got back to my desk, I decided to look up other quotes on wisdom and was shocked to discover that I was on the same wavelength as Socrates! “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ~ Socrates The older I get, and the more I know, the more I realize I know nothing. Then I read this one, from Isaac Asimov, who died in 1992: “The saddest aspect of life ...