The wisdom of the world
It takes a life to learn that some things count and others don't ; so that you would speak less, about fewer, meaningful things. But silence, as meaningful as it is, is rarely understood. You can of course point the way with your gaze or with your finger...or show your own deed as an example... However, most of the time you must use words, many, many words; to say first what you will say, then to say it, and at last to explain again what you said. The wise must dare boring for a long, long time before they are heeded. This reminds me of a story:
“Human wisdom is distilled in no more than seven stories” declared Nasreddin after numerous years of deep reflection. "All the rest is silly repetition, routine explaining the obvious.”
“Then, pray Oh Mullah, why is your life adorned with so many hundreds of silly stories repeating forever the same simple things?”
“For the sake of people such as you, my good man.”
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