Posts by granitemoose22

Jonathan Brooks8 said:This whole thing brings to mind something Lao Tzu once said:
"My value lies precisely in the fact that I am so rarely understood."

It seems nobody can spout quite as much nonsense as those who claim to be wise...😁

I mean, they probably just have to find some way to entertain themselves, right? Like, if they don't laugh at their own jokes, who else is going to... 🙂

I mean, yeah, just because someone is actually wise doesn't necessarily mean they're good with words or even able to put their thoughts into speech.
It’s probably not just a coincidence either that so many profound, wise sayings we all know ended up being penned by famous American novelists.

I mean, honestly, there just aren't many truly wise teachers out there these days. It feels like most of them are more interested in being treated like some kind of intellectual elite, you know? They're mostly just looking for people to admire them because they think they're so much smarter than everyone else, I guess.

I’ve been thinking lately that wisdom isn't really about how much facts you can cram into your head through studying, if that makes sense... it’s more about that deeper level of actually understanding things on a soulful level. It’s almost like if you look at it through a philosophical lens 🙂

I guess there’s a certain kind of wisdom found in simplicity that most folks just seem to overlook, you know? If someone can't quite grasp what's being said, maybe it just means they aren't quite at that level yet, I suppose.