Wisdom is a tool that time gives, sometimes earlier, sometimes later. Life is like the stock market. You can make a killing, and you can lose your pants there too, You can forecast all you want, but never predict. While, wisdom teaches us to enjoy both, the good surprises and the not so good ones, it doesn't always prepare us for those surprises. You might still win or lose future games. But you have learnt enough to understand that they are games. To be enjoyed, sometimes badly lost, sometimes brilliantly won. But more importantly, games, to be fought hard. Games, maybe just games, but you still have to play well if you intend on winning. Wisdom makes losing easier, it helps you handle victories better, but victories are not on offer, not on a silver platter.
Wisdom, all of it, without action is like Sachin Tendulkar standing in the middle of the cricket pitch, hands on his hips, refusing to bat. What a waste that would be? Wisdom helps you connect the dots in hindsight, but it will never tell you where the next dot is. Wisdom is important, its great to possess, but its not enough. Wisdom is the know-how, luck will occasionally hand you a special bat, and hope will drive you to become the greatest batsman in the history of the game. All that and more, if you just wield your bat.
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