Old and Wise Uncovering the Heart of Wisdom
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f a man or woman is characterized as having wisdom, it’s likely that they have ”lived,” to some degree. Wisdom is defined as possessing the qualities of experience, knowledge and good judgment.
Social scientists offer varied positions on what age wisdom is gained. People are not born with it. However, most agree that education, analyzing life experiences and putting knowledge to the test are stepping
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stones to becoming a wise person. The sticky wicket is that education, life experiences, knowledge and measuring the reliability of what one knows is gathered over the years, and age is not a venerable position in our youth-oriented culture. Age bias as directed toward those over a certain age consists of stereotyping and/or discriminating of individuals or groups based on their age. Ageism can be
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