Word for the Day: Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Wisdom.

I've said this before, but it is important: Wisdom comes from Life Experience, not from Book Reading.

Life experience is, practically by definition, primary experience. Contrast this with reading books, magazines, and newspapers, as well as watching TV. What you get here is Secondary Experience. In other words, you might see dire emergencies on your TV set from halfway around the world, while you are comfortable in your living room in an easy chair. The problem here is that Secondary Experience can also trigger body responses, such as adrenaline flow, and the dreaded "Fight or Flight Response", which, if it is not balanced, can cause body imbalances, illness, even to a possible heart attack.

I suggest nature. For example, go out and hike in the woods. Plenty of primary experience there!