Some people have the false assumption that age always equals wisdom. Yes, some old people like me are wise because we worked hard all our lives to gain that wisdom. And then there are the others. They who spent their entire life mired down in the same old myths, prejudices, and false beliefs that were fed to them  early in their life. They never left the place of their birth, so they simply can’t fathom how big the world actually is.

Getting older is simply something that happens to you. You can’t do much about it. Growing in wisdom is a lifelong journey of making mistakes and learning from those experiences, and maybe more importantly to help others that are not as far along the path of life as we are to learn our lessons.