What is wisdom? Aside from a useless ability score in dungeons and dragons (heyo!)? I have never encountered an official definition, but to me, it is the regulator of intelligence. Know a lot? You're intelligent. Know when to use that intelligence? Now you're wise. There isn't any one specific way to measure wisdom. There isn't a test for it. It is something that grows and ebbs over time. Some people are wiser than others in general, and some of us are wiser than others at specific times. It is situational for the everyday man, but sometimes, one is born who is truly wise (this can also apply to women). If it sounds corny, that's because it is a delicious nugget of valid information. And corn is delicious. And why shouldn't it be (valid that is, not delicious)?
People acquire wisdom in only one manner. Through experience. This is why older folks are often held up as wise. They have experienced more, and are therefore more wise than the rest of us. This isn't exclusively the case though. And I have to say that one of the wisest people I know of is (or was, still kind of iffy on that) very young. Kel, of Keenan and Kel/Goodburger fame is the wisest person I recall having ever seen. He didn't know much, but he always knew what to say and when to say it, be it a simple, "welcome to goodburger..." or something deeper (perhaps having to do with orange soda?) . Kidding aside, there were moments when he said some truly profound things. That's what I want to model my wisdom on. And for the mst part I think I apply this form of wisdom quite well in my life. I don't often say profound or moving things, but when I do, it's something mind-blowingly, life-changingly zen.
As an afterthought, listening is a key to being wise. By listening, the wise can ascertain if and when to share their intelligence. Too bad not many people are.
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