‘Wisdom begins in wonder’ –Socrates

I read it first when I was in university and had to take a main subsidiary to my Hons. Course. I took philosophy and read Socrates. It didn’t resonate with me at that age but as I grew old, the quote came back to me.

We often talk of gaining wisdom with age. That is true to quite and extent. But have ever thought how when you wonder about something, ponder over it, you gain an insight which is real and profound. Its only when we start giving a serious thought to issues, begin wondering about them, that we talk to ourselves. And this dialogue is the most important. We can lie to the whole world, even our family and friends but we cannot lie to ourselves. How many times you have realized your mistake or some wrong doing even when you shouted from the roof top that you were innocent. How many times, you have felt guilty of cheating somebody emotionally, mentally or even financially while posing as his or her confidant.

Wisdom comes when we begin to wonder about relationships, issues importany to us and to others. Very often we hear seniors saying, ‘I wonder if what I did was correct’. They are gaining an insight into their own actions. Wisdom follows after. But why wait to get older? Why not start wondering about relationships right here, right now.

Spend sometime alone everyday, watch your breath and you will find yourself wondering about things that are much more important and deeper than our mundane existence. In fact that will help us live our mundane life better.

So go ahead and wonder

So be it!!!