Column symbolic of Wisdom
Raziel TOVAR
"The wise do not feel to complain, instead he happily the task of repairing the damage done "
William Shakespeare
" The ignorant says, the wise question and think "
Aristotle
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n spend my last essay I discuss the symbolic spine of beauty, this time to continue the previous work I'll share some reflections on the symbolic spine of Wisdom.
Before entering the subject, I must admit that at my young age of just 21, is perhaps not the best person to speak on an issue as momentous as it is wisdom, which is acquired largely by the experience and learning of errors over time.
But precisely because the errors are a means to achieve wisdom, I dare talk about it, so that if my concept of wisdom, expressed in the text were to be wrong, be so Ambler HH :. to correct me and enlighten the way they deem most appropriate.
However, since entering the topic, I begin by making a remark. Although in common parlance, the words and know know are usually used as synonyms, I think there is a substantial difference between these two.
know The word refers to the action of having knowledge of something, for example, knowledge of mathematical formulas, names of people important information, etc. While the word refers know to find the best way how to deal with this or that knowledge. Then there is the same " know I feel sad" that " know I will feel sad ." While the first one I know because I feel, in the second I'm sorry but I know what to do with it.
We can now understand more easily than wisdom, seen as a knowledge, not just a set of knowledge, but the mastery of such knowledge, finding the best ways to make use of, and even, if necessary, do not use them.
" conceived wisdom that be built", says Oswald Wirth, the Ideal of initiation, and tells us that " orders the chaos of confused projects " . The truly free man, can easily realize, that is of greatest benefit to mankind that a person acted wisely with little knowledge, for someone who has vast knowledge of all kinds of science, but is unable to use them for a positive purpose.
The wisdom I think, is a compromise between the objectivity of science and spirituality and religious faith of the intangibles. Wisdom is harmony, and harmony is beauty, and this in turn is art. So I believe art is also one of the means by which wisdom is reached, and at the same time, wisdom is a means to create art.
The artist, unlike the average person not only knows how he feels, but creating something from of feeling, is capable of creating art. And not just the artist takes pleasure in creating his work, but also, having represented his emotion and thought, now hundreds of thousands of spectators can enjoy the aesthetic pleasure produced by this work of art.
Thing had happened contrary to an ordinary person, if you can recognize their feelings or emotions, this knowledge only goes so far, that the best will do nothing wrong with it, but nothing good .
Art is a knowing, because, although sometimes the art requires technical and theoretical knowledge, without knowledge, never be able to achieve a harmony between technique and emotion, between science and spirituality.
We can not deny, as I have mentioned some of our Brethren. in tten:. past, that in art there is always something of science, let's say a beauty arithmetic, an exact harmony, while not excluding in any way the foregoing, there is something in art that is inexplicable, far from what touches our soul scientist and captures our spirit. In this sense we can say that every artist has a certain wisdom consciously or unconsciously.
In conclusion, the wisdom which is one of three symbolic pillars on which Freemasonry stands, is of paramount importance for the Mason, to achieve the beauty and harmony among the elements necessary in constructing the building of life. Wisdom is not easily obtained, but try to understand and reflect on it at least brings us one step closer.
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June 25, 2010
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