Embracing Adventure: The Path to Wisdom

Experience is what makes one wise. Age isn’t always the factor; rather, it is the accumulation of experiences in this life that lends more wisdom to impart to others. Although words don’t teach and one’s experiences can’t be imparted onto another, the sense of adventure can be instilled. Knowing that another has seen and done things that perhaps one hasn’t even fathomed can start the wheels of imagination into action, wheels that may have been frozen.

The saying "you don’t know what you don’t know" is the most accurate statement, and not knowing is the pure definition of ignorance. Ignorance is the not knowing of something on any topic. It doesn’t mean you’re not bright or even brilliant, but it does mean that something has been ignored in life.

What, perhaps, are you still ignoring in this go-round that would benefit you by seeing, doing, and feeling how it may feel? The sense of adventure, being open to what may happen without the fear of retribution or something going amiss, is what leads to a life well lived. It doesn’t mean you need to traverse the world—although that provides a dense and compact nugget of all things wanted—it means opening your eyes to what is around you in wonder.

Wander and wonder are both necessary to fulfill the sense of adventure that is innate to you if you’ve not closed it off with the stories that others have told. Go into your moments with the wonder of a child, curiosity, and seek new experiences in your everyday occurrences. All the wonder of the world awaits your attention with eager anticipation.