Womb Twin Survivors and Wisdom

We think about 'being wise' or making wise decisions. We wish for our children to make wise choices, and when we do, we usually mean we hope they don't do something stupid, thereby getting themselves, and often us, in trouble.

I suggest when we do something stupid, that behavior starts in the brain--it starts with what we're thinking. What we tell our self about what we want to do and why we want to do it. It is often not rational. This ends up having more to do with our brain and what we're thinking than it does with our heart, but true wisdom means so much more than being smart.

To me, being wise is having an excellent heart.

Wisdom--or having an excellent heart-- forces our actions to be borne of strong character, a healthy  spirit, and it embraces the strength and the breadth of our character. An excellent heart leads us to make decisions and take actions unswayed by praise--or censure.

Think about your decision-making. Look at how your actions are swayed, or unswayed, by praise or censure, or perhaps even as a result of your loss of your twin. Evaluate your wisdom--your heart. Tough to do, and be honest.

Might we begin to see wisdom as one who perseveres in following the correct way of life, unswayed by praise and censure? When we are, we are a truly wise person.