I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.
We’re in an interesting time. Well, all times are interesting if we’re paying attention.
We have access to more information from more corners of the world than any other time in history. The world has become both big as our knowledge expands and small as we are able to access it on our phones.
But, let’s not mistake knowledge for wisdom. Wisdom requires understanding; it requires context and relationships as well. It also means knowing how to apply what we learn.
Age has little to do with wisdom as we’re talking it about here. So much has been made of experience as the precursor to wisdom. It’s unhelpful to think of it this way as it only prejudices our listening and learning.
Knowledge applied in context and relationship with an eye toward how we listen and learn. That’s what I think this Psalm is describing. Don’t let people with age dismiss you, don’t be dismissive of aged knowledge.
As you imagine the day ahead, how can you lean into your wisdom and hear the wisdom around you?
Comment below if you have an idea.
Part of it for me is just to be present to what is happening and hope to be open to responding out of what I learn.