Wisdom

Working Definition

We were at an event recently where participants were defining wisdom. Though the individuals are very wise and demonstrated wisdom, the definitiions of wisdom they offered didn’t satisfy me, so I tried to come up with my own. This is a working definition, I’m sure I’ll refine at some point (if I’m wise), but here is a first shot:

Wisdom: Reconciling past and future(s) with the present before speaking or acting.

I think this hits all the parts. Of course, your definition of past and futures will depend on who you consider to be part of them, so wisdom is relational and interconnected.

Most welcome to add your definition of Wisdom in comments, below.