Where does wisdom come from and how does one achieve it? Experiences lots and lots of them. But its not just experiences and past memorys that give us our wisdom. Its what we learn from our past and the resposibilty we take for our past. If you've ever been to an AA meeting you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. The old timers have all the wisdom in those rooms. They sit quietly throught out each meeting and listen then at the end they leave you with their words of wisdom. What they say is blunt, truthful, and straight to the point. Their perspective on how we precieve everything is quite different. We may be going through it all now but they've already been through it, seen it, or know someone who has. While were still in the mist of our experiece, they already pretty much know the outcome or have a good idea of it anyways. Really listen to the old timers when they speak, they know what their talking about. Its their very wisdom we too will gain one day if we just listen, learn, and grow.
I know one man in particular who's been through alot. He's a recovering alcoholic, sober now 11 years i believe but theres a reason to why he hasn't gone back out. Back in his drinking days he's been in a number of car accidents, one costing him close to 150,000 in damages and one thing that he can never replace. He lost two sons to alcoholism as well. They say the best kind of learning experiences that people truly learn from is pain. And boy does he alot of it. But i still continue to see him at meeting and smiling as he helps people. If anyone has a valid reason to drink or go back out he does. But he chooses not to. We all at the end of the day have two choices: live in our painful pasts and let it feed our demons or Learn from the pain and let it turn into wisdom.
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I encourage everyone of you reading this that when your in pain from your past or down in the dumps look at your pain in a positive stand point. Who would you be or where would you be without it? Would you be the person you are today? I know many of us addicts have many things that have happened in our past that we just wish we could forget. But choose to remember them and how they felt. Not to feel that pain again but to embrace it. To know that all you've been through made you a better person and gave you the wisdom you need to carry on. God didn't put us through our life trials for the hell of it, he did it to show us how we can become a victor not a victim. Be a victor of your addiction with me, together we can help many others become victors too.
