Do you believe wisdom comes with age?

I don’t know where to stand exactly on this question.
I personally believe wisdom comes with experience rather than age, then again, more experience comes with age.

But, I’ve personally come to realize that even the youngest can have wisdom, while eldest can be nothing but ignorant. And it all depends on the person.

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curiosi · 61-69, F

Age doesn't automatically bring wisdom nor does experience, it it what you do with your experience that matters. The choice is up to the individual.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

I agree that it comes with experience... Buy experience most often comes with age and exposure to life and all its situations

SabrinaL · 26-30, F

@ozgirl512
I agree, but I also must state, that many younger people have experienced more life changing events than many elder people, which would contribute to ‘wisdom’ or knowledge I like to think.

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

@SabrinaL true.. The only proviso I'll add is that often when we young we tend to see things bigger than they are as we haven't yet developed that range of experiences :)

DrWatson · 70-79, M

I believe that wisdom comes with experience.

The older we are, the more time we have had to have a rich variety of experiences. But, there are some people who manage to age while keeping their heads in the ground and not staying open to experiences. These folks probably do not accumulate as much wisdom as they could.

And some people experience more than their share while they are still young, and are "wise beyond their years", to use a cliche expression.