Wisdom, desirable, elusive, coveted, avoided...it goes through various levels of development as we advance along the path to maturity. Usually it comes with age and experience, but we never can put a cap on it. As we do, it matures with the passage of time. I've heard young people tell me they, in a sense, "can't wait to be older and wiser". These are a rare but gifted few. Many think they "have it" even at a young age, but often it turns out to be a brazen arrogance that needs to be tempered by the crucible of life. In the excellent film, Life of PI, young PI declares that all the he learned from his father was what saved him when cast overboard with a lifeboat and a tiger! Yes, we learn from our fathers and mothers, despite our earlier reistance to their teachings.
Lots of soul-searching, private and public is going on as a result of the Newtown shootings: What is the root of such violence? The answers range from divorce to video games. And the solutions range from stricter gun laws, even banning them entnirely, to help for the poor, crippled families who more and more are torn by divorce, which springs from perhaps deeper levels of entitlement, being spoiled as children, materialism, and a life devoid of God.
Today the Church prays, "O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge!" (Alleluia verse, antiphon at Vespers). Now, more than ever, it seems, this prayer at least guides us to where we should begin our search for wisdom.
Bro. Rene
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