Reflecting On Wisdom
Reflecting On Wisdom
Denisa Rudnicky
5/31/2015
PSY/220
Michelle Culmer
Reflecting On Wisdom
Wisdom can be described in many different ways. Wisdom is commonly looked at as a
general intellect that involves the use of knowledge and the development of this knowledge. A
person who others consider to be wise is one who looks at things in the proper perspective and is
able to council others on life’s daily curve balls. Throughout life there may be choices that could
have been made different and the with the help of a person who wisdom can help one with these
choices.
As we all live our own lives and work towards this wisdom so many talk about, we learn
what attributes are commonly associated with wisdom. Courage is an emotional strength that a
wise person possess to help them overcome a fear, weakness, or doubt. Humanity is the care,
love, compassion, sympathy, and empathy we have in our hearts for other living creatures and
humans. Justice helps us keep a healthy balance with society. It allows us to know what is going
on in our community and how we can help if it is needed. A wise person is able to control
impulse and excesses which means they obtain temperance. Transcendence means one is able
to rise above the ordinary and succeed very well and healthy.
There is a person in my life that I feel is very wise. She has always been there and has
taught me how to obtain wisdom and control the wisdom that I do have. This person is my
grandmother. My grandmother holds all the attributes to obtaining wisdom. For many years I
watched her gain courage to overcome many obstacles that have at some point been in her way.
There are times when she feared that she would not be able to make ends meet, she feared that
her kids and grandkids getting older they would move away and she would not be able to see
them. She gained the courage to know that all would be well and made a positive aspect of all the
changes
Denisa Rudnicky
5/31/2015
PSY/220
Michelle Culmer
Reflecting On Wisdom
Wisdom can be described in many different ways. Wisdom is commonly looked at as a
general intellect that involves the use of knowledge and the development of this knowledge. A
person who others consider to be wise is one who looks at things in the proper perspective and is
able to council others on life’s daily curve balls. Throughout life there may be choices that could
have been made different and the with the help of a person who wisdom can help one with these
choices.
As we all live our own lives and work towards this wisdom so many talk about, we learn
what attributes are commonly associated with wisdom. Courage is an emotional strength that a
wise person possess to help them overcome a fear, weakness, or doubt. Humanity is the care,
love, compassion, sympathy, and empathy we have in our hearts for other living creatures and
humans. Justice helps us keep a healthy balance with society. It allows us to know what is going
on in our community and how we can help if it is needed. A wise person is able to control
impulse and excesses which means they obtain temperance. Transcendence means one is able
to rise above the ordinary and succeed very well and healthy.
There is a person in my life that I feel is very wise. She has always been there and has
taught me how to obtain wisdom and control the wisdom that I do have. This person is my
grandmother. My grandmother holds all the attributes to obtaining wisdom. For many years I
watched her gain courage to overcome many obstacles that have at some point been in her way.
There are times when she feared that she would not be able to make ends meet, she feared that
her kids and grandkids getting older they would move away and she would not be able to see
them. She gained the courage to know that all would be well and made a positive aspect of all the
changes
References: Chapter 10 Virtue and Strengths of Character Steve R. Baumgardner, Marie K. Crothers Pearson Education (2009)