Unveiling True Wisdom: The Art of Living with Insight and Clarity 

By Munshaath Chowdhury 

When I get sick, I bundle myself into layers before bed. Although it isn’t logically possible to sweat off a fever, I always wake up rejuvenated. My grandfather, with his old age and quirky techniques, would make a potion drink mixed with all sorts of seeds, honey, lemon juice and turmeric powder, a remedy his parents taught him. The funky smell had been a huge turn off and the visible heat from the drink made my eyes water. After years of continuous debate on what's more beneficial, I decided to cave in and give it a try. Hands shaking, mouth gagging, I took a sip and then another. I felt the toastiness spread, immediately proving me wrong. The stuffy nose and tingling throat cleared up, showing that change and appreciating tried and true wisdom wasn’t too bad after all. Now with both methods under my belt, fevers will never prevail. 

Wisdom is prevalent to people who are willing to learn from their life experiences. Although many believe that wisdom can only come with old age, I would argue otherwise. Wisdom doesn’t have to be this abstract, complex, and staggering ideology. Something can be straightforward and mellow, yet still considered a humble piece of wisdom. 

There’s a three word phrase that Mr. T always says, can you guess what it is? “Make good choices.” Ironically, it’s also the first thing I read when I searched up on Google, “why is wisdom so important.” When Mr. T had said his words of wisdom would be to make good choices, I replied with, “That’s it?” I thought it to be too cliche and common sense to your average person. It was only when I started to ponder whether I should add it to my article or not, that I had actually started to take his words into consideration. Do I actually need to go shopping on Black Friday? Am I going to benefit from scrolling on my phone? Is it really worth leaving my laundry on the bed? Make good choices, even for the little things. They really do add up.  

I asked my friend Tenzin Tenkyong for her word of advice; she said, “Failure is a recipe of success,” and I couldn’t have agreed more with her statement. Once you stop seeing failure as a step back, you’ll notice it to be a tool to offer valuable insight on where you went wrong and what you need to spend more time on. So don’t fill yourself up with negative self-talk, instead feed that frustration into working on what you can do better for next time. So even though Mr. Duffy had taken a huge hit to the floor, you better believe he got right back up into doing what he does best, educating his youthful seniors with his words of wisdom. 

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