You might know how to read.
But you may not have actually seen.

You might know how to speak.
But you may not know when to stay silent.

You might know a lot of things in life.
But still living in the wrong direction – every day.

Rousseau once gently said:

“Wisdom is not knowing everything, but knowing what is necessary to know.”

One way to define wisdom –
not based on the breadth of knowledge,
but based on the depth of knowing what is enough – and what is right.

  • The necessary → that which helps you live more rightly.

  • The superfluous → that which depletes you, nourishes nothing.

  • Something that seems very important → but only allows you to win in a game you should not have played.

I used to try to learn a lot.
Proud to measure self-worth by the speed of knowledge acquisition.

I delight in knowing what others do not know.
It feels like I am growing up.

Until one day I suddenly see clearly:
I am hungry.
Even while living among piles of knowledge.

Because:

You might be good at programming.
But do not know how to listen to the person sitting right next to you.

You might know all economic models.
But have never once known how to forgive.

You could achieve top scholarships.
But still hurting yourself – every day.

We do not lack knowledge.
We only lack a map that prioritizes correctness.

Correct knowledge – is not what makes you win.
It is what helps you understand why you want to win.
And when to stop.

📌 I started to question myself:

  • Am I hoarding knowledge like gold,
    but never learning how to live with it?

  • Is there any “subject” in my life that has never been taught –
    like how to sincerely apologize, or how to let go?

  • Is there any knowledge that should have been forgotten long ago –
    to make room for what truly necessary understanding?

🎯 A small exercise I am practicing:

Write it down:

  • 3 things I have known very well but have never truly lived rightly with.

  • 3 things I have never learned, but actually need to live more kindly.

Because after all,
true wisdom is moralizing every small action each day –
not a competition of who can cram more and faster.

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