“Information is not wisdom.”
Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
It is easy to confuse the two — information and knowledge. Seems that today the focus is on information, often at the expense of wisdom. Let’s let Webster’s weigh in:
Wisdom – “ability to discern inner qualities and relationships”
Information – “knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction”
Which seems to call for:
Knowledge – “the fact or condition of being aware of something”
I think Webster’s is onto something. Wisdom involves some level of discernment that information and knowledge does not.
It occurs to me... 