wisdom

June 2, 2021•74 words

The wisdom of others is like a baby's blanket. At some point, it needs to be let go of.

We have to make our own choices and our own mistakes. This is how we really learn and grow. Through living out our own life. Fully, immediately, imminently. Not through passive absorption of words but through courageous trial and error.

Life must be lived. Not just read about and analyzed, but viscerally encountered and felt.

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