WEALTH OF WISDOM

One man said, "I had a brain scan and was told not worry -- there
was nothing there!" Which is all right because some of my best
ideas over the years have come from others, anyway. And I have
discovered that wisdom can be found in most any place and from
most any person -- even the youngest of us.

It was a child who passed on this morsel: "If your sister hits
you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person." It
is wisdom borne of hard experience.

Yet another child teaches us that "the best place to be when you
are sad is in Grandma's lap." Wise.

Adults, too, have wisdom to share. One parent observed that "the
best way to keep kids at home is to make the home a pleasant
place to be...and let the air out of their car tires."

Wisdom can also be found among the youngest of us. And it will be
shared by the most elderly too, if we listen. I was related by
marriage to a woman who reached 103 years old. During her 100th
year, "Aunt Pearl" was asked to speak to a group of high school
students. She offered a century of wisdom in a few short
sentences: "Enrich your life by becoming a better person, a
better student and an individual worthy of trust and faithful in
your commitments. Aspire to help and not hinder in all your good
and worthy undertakings. Use these words often: 'thank you,'
'please,' 'I'm sorry.' After living 100 years, I admonish you to
think deeply, speak gently, work hard, give freely, pay promptly,
pray earnestly and be kind."

Wisdom doesn't come much better than that.
 

From JOY ALONG THE WAY by Steve Goodier

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