What is wisdom?

Life is so cyclical. You hang out with some people for awhile, then you go weeks without seeing them. You eat the same food for awhile, then you get sick of it and try something else. You do lots of things right in a row, then you get cold and look like a fool for some time.

While life certainly goes in circles, is there anything that is constant? What stays constant while our relationships and our moods and our agenda continues to change? Time.

With each time we go around the cycle in this constant medium of time, we mature. We grow, we learn more about our surroundings and how to manage this inevitable cycle. So what is gained as we mature?

Would it be the percentage of time that we are happy? No matter what cycle you are in, you can always put a value on your happiness. And I’m trying to argue that one of the things we can get better at in life, is better managing our cycles, is keeping our overall happiness as high as possible for the longest period of time.

So in fewer words, those who are happy for the longest period of time, are wise.