Aren’t we all seeking wisdom?

Isn’t that what living is about?

For some wisdom means efficiency or effectiveness. For another it could be more rewarding relationships. And to another still, it may be the meaning of life.

In every age there is the noise of passing fads. The booms and busts. That which is hot and then quickly, ’so last year’. Wisdom is that which is true in any time in any context.

Never fashionable, but also never outdated. It builds on what has gone before block by block. Once the wheel was invented, it doesn’t have to be discovered again with every generation. Wisdom becomes about better ways to use the wheel. So there are layers upon layers of wisdom underpinning our efforts at the cutting edge.

Often though people are so caught up with the excitement of the newest and latest that they overlook the less trendy foundations. I’m amazed that so many people avidly read modern self-help books, yet have never read some of the greatest Classics.

Truth and wisdom, with regard to living with integrity, are timeless. There have always been a few people who got it. Lao Tsu, Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, Sun Tzu and many more like them. To attempt to find truth and wisdom is to join their path. Their work has stood the test of time. When the dust has settled, much of the bestseller’s of today will be long forgotten.

Your time and attention are precious. Invest them as prudently and wisely as you would your nest egg and you will find the answers you seek.

To get you started, if you haven’t read Plato’s Allegory of The Cave, click the link for a taste of wisdom.

Why not share the books that have been most powerful for you, new or old, in developing your wisdom and understanding in the comments below so that others can investigate them.

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