top shelf wisdom

My Illustration Friday entry for 'wisdom'.

Do you ever have those days when you’re out of the house, on the train, up the lifts, at work and half way through the day before you realise that you forgot to apply any deodorant that morning? Then you spend the rest of the day making sure your movements are slow and as waft-less as possible.

And do you ever have those days when you’re out of the house, on the train, up the lifts, at work and half way through the day before you realise that you forgot to apply any wisdom that morning? You know you have an acceptable amount of wisdom normally, but that day it escapes you completely. Then you spend the rest of the day regretting something you’ve said or done, making sure your movements for the rest of the afternoon attract as little attention as possible.

Everyone has a little wisdom of their own kind, and hopefully it accumulates with age, but often it takes concentration and focus to apply. Other traits are much easier to access, and are worn with ease. Wisdom tends to be one of those ones you’re always reaching for. And unlike a French perfume, less is not more when it comes to wisdom.