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Originally Posted by questor
The real question should be: At what point does a person have the experience and wisdom to realize he knew and understood very little in his younger years?
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That would be subjective. It would be different for everyone.
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When does he have enough experience with all the complexities of life, death, love, social issues, finances, business, and whatever else needed for wisdom, that he can finally say-- Now I understand the way the world works.
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Never. Well, he could say that he knows how the world works, but that is not the same as actually knowing.
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I doubt there is anyone under 50 that even understands himself, much less the world.
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Is that not the same ignorant (lump 'em all together) discrimination displayed in the thread title, just reversed?
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
-Confucius
