What would the smartest person in the world be like? I imagine that person would be very quiet and keep to themselves.
A truly wealthy person does not flaunt wealth. A truly great athlete does not brag about their abilities. What would be the point?
I look at people thirty years older than myself. They were my age a long time ago, and moved well past it. They have thirty more years of knowledge and experience. Yet, they are quiet. They do not come to me and tell me how I should do things.
Besides, unsolicited advice is never heeded. I think they know that, and that’s why they don’t give unsolicited advice. I’m sure someone thirty years older than me would be happy to give me advice, if I would just ask.
Often, younger folks think they are smarter than older folks. But the older folks mostly just keep quiet. They know something that the younger folks don’t.
When we were kids, our parents were smarter than us. We might have thought we were smarter than our parents, but we weren’t.
We are smart and can solve problems for ourselves. But when we get stuck, why not just ask someone who is older?
They might know something that we don’t.
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