“Wisdom is not a product of schooling,
but of the life-long attempt to acquire it.”
~ Albert Einstein ~
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In some European countries (not in Sweden though), 6th December is celebrated as St Nicholas Day.
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaus the Wonderworker, was a historic 4th-century Greek Bishop of Myra (=Demre in modern-day Turkey). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus. (Read more in Wikipedia)
Great quote - ever so true. I just gave your blog an award. Please collect it at http://suzysomedaysomewhere.blogspot.com/2011/12/gbe2-truth.html
ReplyDeleteThis St. Nick is very cool, he is unlike the ones we have here. I love your guardian angel quote below!
ReplyDeletei have always liked Saint Nicolas even more than Santa Claus, i have a 2 foot one that i love and did not put out this year, now i am going to dig it out of the closet and set him out
ReplyDeleteOh, it is a very interesting story about the model of Santa Claus. I love this story!! I imagine he must have looked like the doll in your photo, compassionate and merciful. Einstein’s words are so true and moving.
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keiko
I wonder if wisdom is often acquired without any particular attempt on our part. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteI'd say you may be right, in one sense. On the other hand, I do think a desire to learn from whatever comes in our way must be involved.
ReplyDeleteIt may be semantic but I wonder if it is not necessarily a desire to learn but a willingness not to close our minds - a more passive approach.
ReplyDeleteI think I might say that wisdom cannot be taught but it can be learned. But that may just be semantics too; and you may well be wiser than me ♥
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