Wisdom and Compassion is something that does live in all of us. Some choose to dispense wisdom and show compassion while others just choose to keep things bottled up inside. I for one as most of you know choose to show compassion some might say to the extreme. This is not a bad thing, yet something that is great in moderation's. You show a little compassion and some people will stretch that to the max and before you know it you are being taken advantage of.I have shown compassion and led with my heart for the past 8 years or so and although I feel I have done some good in this world, I can't help but feel also that i have been taken advantage of and in the end burned. This has led me to a great conversation that I had over this past weekend. An idea has been stuck in me that I can not shake and only think about more as time goes on.
Wisdom vs. Compassion or in my friends terms Wisdom BEFORE Compassion. Sounds simple right? But how much do we really think before we act? How much time do we really sit and think about what might happen if this happen, etc. I have realized now after the experiences I have gone through that I really need to think about things and find out what is really important. I felt that maybe compassion was enough but as I have come to find out, compassion can really only get you so far. We need the wisdom to see things before we take that leap. I am not one to talk about wisdom because it seems I have only used the compassion side in my life so far, but I can tell you that I am now taking a much closer look at things and using my best judgment and wisdom to see things through.
So in the end, please if you have compassion use it to the fullest extent you can. This world needs more compassion in it. However use caution and wisdom at the same time and in the end you will feel much better about yourself and the choices you have made. "Wisdom before Compassion" could be better said.
