On Respecting Your Elders

“Wisdom is not the purchase of a day”

When we are young and full of vigor and life – sharp as a tack – the excitement of all that is laid before us lull us into thinking that we actually have a clue about any of it.

The years grind at our bodies and wither our innocence. And from that we embark on whatever chance we have toward wisdom.

Wisdom takes time; there is much to learn from those that go before us.

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