Chapter 7.

“From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance” – Jewish proverb

This quote is in the book “The Art of Being Human”, and it was said by a Jewish proverb and they said “From listening comes wisdom and from speaking, repentance”. For me, I think this is very true because when we are able to stop talking for once and just listen to whats around us and listen to other peoples stories really gives us insight on their lives and what they had to endure. If we can’t stop and listen, wisdom will never be gained. We will be to caught up in ourselves than to even focus on what is around us. When we actually listen and wisdom is gained, then when we start speaking we realize what should and shouldn’t be said. And when we do say or so stuff that we maybe shouldn’t have done we know that we should repent or apologize. But it all starts with listening.

“Wisdom begins in wonder” – Socrates

The nest quote I will be talking about was said by Socrates and he said “Wisdom begins in wonder”. I agree with this quote because in order to gain knowledge and become more wise is to either learn from others or learn from yourself and the mistakes that you have made. But in order to even make a mistake, we first have to wonder that “what if’s”. If we never wondered then we wouldn’t want to know the feeling of wisdom. No one would gain anything from life. It would be pointless. What would our purpose be? In order to find our purpose in life, we need to grow mentally. But how can we do that if we never wondered, made mistakes, and learned from those mistakes?

“Who so has done an atom’s weight of good shall see it; and who so has done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it” – The Qur’an

The last quote I will be using is by The Qur’an and it says “Who so has done an atom’s weight of good shall see it; and who so has done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it”. I completely agree with this because deep down, we as people know who we are. We know whether were genuine down to the core or if everything we say or do to people is either fake or hurtful. Personally, I feel as if being genuine is the biggest prize in life that you can have. I was raised by amazing parents who taught me right from wrong and they instilled that in me. I look up to my parents, their kindness and generosity to others is what created my outlook on life. My kind heart comes from them. They structured me into the person they wanted me to be and eventually I grew up into someone who I wanted to be as well. For those who may not have had the shiniest background or Homelife may not be as happy and caring in life because they didn’t get any love or care when they were growing up. I personally believe that parents play a big role in how we grow up and who we become. But everyone is different, their story, their life and who they are. That is what makes us individuals.

Janaro, R. P., & Altshuler, T. C. (2009). The art of being human: The humanities as a technique for living. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing.