2007-12-22 09:01:05 · 6 answers · asked by flamespeak 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's easier for people to deal with humor than with truth, in some cases. :) The wise know this. They just humor the people who aren't ready or who won't understand. ;)
2007-12-22 09:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom is based in oberving people more than getting attention and based more in listening than showing off what you (think you) know and having a sense of humor about things rather than taking yourself too seriously (note: taking life too seriously is the same thing as taking yourself too seriously).
Wise:
Watching
Listening
Relaxing/laughing
Boring/normal/ignorant:
Trying to be the center of attention
Not listening
Taking yourself too seriously.
See why the wise people seem aloof and goof. Actually, the ancient Druid word for wise was gloofy. Little known fact.
See why people who are always in attention, talking and looking serious don't seem as wise.
QED,
Glenn O.
2007-12-22 09:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Glenn O. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether they really are wise or not and whether they are representative of all the other wise people in the world.
The wisest course of action is to accept people, wise or not, are individuals and live life as they see fit.
2007-12-22 09:06:53 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the wisest people have already spotted life's punchline, or realised it's not worth worrying about too much.
2007-12-22 09:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they focus on different things than most folk. The things that seem important to your average person just don't matter to them. On the other hand they will spend their time thinking about things that never occur to your average person.
With Love,
Shane K.
2007-12-22 10:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by Shane K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are used to people not believing a word we say....
2007-12-22 09:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋