There is a huge problem in this world today and the reason has finally come to light. There is a difference between what we know as knowledge and wisdom. But the world doesn't know the difference and worse yet, it fuses them as one and use them interchangeably. When the world does this they lose out on the meanings of life and feel they are more superior than they actually are.
First of all what are these things? Knowledge is just simply gathering of information and collecting details to understand a topic. Wisdom is the practice of using the knowledge gained and finding ways to succeed with that information. Most knowledge can be gained by books and studying. Wisdom can be gained by experience and observations. Knowledge is intellect. Wisdom is instinct. Knowledge is information. Wisdom is common sense.
Someone can be very knowledgeable and very wise. One does not take away from the other. However, they also can both be lacking in an individual. An example of this can be seen here: Knowledge is knowing that electric currents have both positive and negative charged particles. Wisdom is knowing not to put your finger in a light socket. To have both of these is best. To have neither of these will kill you. To have the knowledge only takes you so far. To have the wisdom even without the knowledge is a gift.
Someone can be very knowledgeable and very wise. One does not take away from the other. However, they also can both be lacking in an individual. An example of this can be seen here: Knowledge is knowing that electric currents have both positive and negative charged particles. Wisdom is knowing not to put your finger in a light socket. To have both of these is best. To have neither of these will kill you. To have the knowledge only takes you so far. To have the wisdom even without the knowledge is a gift.
As dumb as that example was believe it or not there are people in this world that will not understand the difference. Many people today (especially Millennials) do no have common sense. That is society's fault. We have been pushing math and science, which in and of themselves are great, onto our children without teaching them common sense along side these topics. This age group gets all the information. They have all the knowledge and think they know everything but when it comes to common sense they lack it all.
Our society doesn't value common sense anymore. We teach gun laws. We teach "love". We teach using computers. We teach history. We teach physics. But we do not teach common sense that is needed with these. Such as we can pass any kind of gun law we want but if someone still doesn't understand why guns are here and when you should use them then it doesn't matter. We can teach about love and what it means to people but if we don't teach common sense about what to do in relationships then it doesn't matter. We can teach with computers but if we don't teach common sense about when you should use them (such as don't use them for every conversation) then it doesn't matter.
What we have done over the years is deny that common sense is of any value. But common sense is something the human race has always needed to survive. Where does wisdom come from? It is supposed to come from our older generations. This is why the Bible says in Job 12:12 that wisdom belongs to the aged. And Proverbs 20:29 says the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. But we disrespect our older generations. Those who are "the greatest generation", the baby builders, are now the silent generation. They are now pushing 80 at the least. We shun them aside. We make fun of their dementia and wheelchairs. They have wisdom to pass on.
But the problem started with the baby boomers. And baby boomers are the largest group of liberlas there are. They threw away the wisdom their parents had and started down this road of knowledge only. The technological age had begun. They started to rely upon their own intellect and disregarded any wisdom, especially spiritual wisdom. Liberalism stresses intellect or "knowledge". They come into complete opposition of people of religion that stresses wisdom. Granted some of the wisdom is misguided. But the baby boomers became friends to their children instead of parents; allowing their children to "make up their own minds" for fear of interfering with their individuality or for fear of allowing spirituality coming into any conversation. The Generation Xers are lost and have been skipped over to the generation that is so filled with "information" it consumes them. The Millennials are eaten alive by their phones and social media.
Texting, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube...information, information information. Knowledge (or what they think is knowledge) is all around them. They soak it all in but they have no idea how to use that knowledge. They think just because they have access to this information that they know it all. One day their knowledge won't matter. Maybe this why the Bible says that one day knowledge will cease in 1 Corinthians 13:8. They will gain so much knowledge that it won't matter anymore. In Daniel 12:4 it says that knowledge will increase in the end times. But even with Bible scripture some know what it says but do not understand the wisdom behind it.
This is the last generation. This generation has no clue about wisdom. They don't want to hear it. They think they know everything.
