Cara Mudah Menjadi Bijaksana

Definisi Bijaksana

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it;
knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment;
discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity. "We speak also not in wise words of man's
wisdom, but in the doctrine of the spirit." Wyclif (1 Cor. ii. 13). " Behold, the
fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."
Job xxviii. 28. "It is hoped that our rulers will act with dignity and wisdom that
they will yield everything to reason, and refuse everything to force." Ames.
"Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom."
Coleridge.
2. The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired
knowledge; erudition. "Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
and was mighty in words and in deeds." Acts vii. 22

Synonyms -- Prudence; knowledge. Wisdom, Prudence, Knowledge.

Wisdom has been defined to be "the use of the best means for attaining the
best ends." "We conceive," says Whewell, " prudence as the virtue by which
we select right means for given ends, while wisdom implies the selection of
right ends as well as of right means." Hence, wisdom implies the union of high
mental and moral excellence. Prudence (that is, providence, or forecast) is of
a more negative character; it rather consists in avoiding danger than in taking
decisive measures for the accomplishment of an object. Sir Robert Walpole
was in many respects a prudent statesman, but he was far from being a wise
one. Burke has said that prudence, when carried too far, degenerates into a
"reptile virtue," which is the more dangerous for its plausible appearance.
Knowledge, a more comprehensive term, signifies the simple apprehension of
facts or relations. "In strictness of language," says Paley, " there is a
difference between knowledge and wisdom; wisdom always supposing action,
and action directed by it." "Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one,
Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with
thoughts of other men; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge,
a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till
smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it
seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom
is humble that he knows no more." Cowper.
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Do you want to be a wise man? It is true that being wise is a blessing, but have you
ever asked yourself what is the true meaning of wisdom?

If you're like me, I always pictured a wise man as a very old man with white hair and
a long white beard - a pensive man of few words who offered profound, thought-
provoking advice after great deliberation. And I always thought of wisdom itself as
ancient, little-known knowledge to be found only in fragile volumes of yellowed
parchment!
But is that truly what wisdom is? I asked myself that question for quite a while until I
finally figured out what I believe is the TRUE answer.

After interviewing more than 100 successful people from all over the world - listening
to and recording their success stories and timeless success secrets - I came to believe
that every successful person is wise, and he who achieves massive success holds in
his mind the true essence of wisdom. Therefore, to find true wisdom, you have to
study their lives very closely and search for the clues they've left behind.

And here's what I discovered to be the TRUE meaning of wisdom...

As brilliantly stated by George Bernard Shaw, "We are made wise not by the
recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."

Being responsible for your life and your future gives you the wisdom you need to
fulfill your mission in life. Having a clear vision of your future gives you an
unparalleled advantage when it comes to successful decision-making and achieving
better results faster.

The truth is, YOU are responsible. This is probably the foremost trait of ultra-
successful people. They take responsibility for their futures, and that gives them the
power to reach unmatched levels of success. You have to realize this fact now: "No
one can change your life but YOU."

People often tell me that they want a better life - but when I ask them what their
vision of a better life is, they can't answer! Or they simply list some vague, wishy-
washy things like "more money" or "better health."

You must have a crystal-clear vision and purpose in your life. Wandering aimlessly
through life will not do you any good.

Your purpose and vision are the real source of wisdom and power. Your purpose is
the driving force that fires your motivation, gives you a sense of meaning, and holds
you up to your dreams. The true meaning of wisdom lies in taking responsibility for
your future and having a clear purpose in your life.

As Stephen Covey says, "Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our
security, guidance, wisdom, and power."

To be a truly wise man you need to do three vital things:

1. Take responsibility for your own future, because no one else can be held
responsible for improving your life. It is yours, and nothing will change unless you
take the lead!

2. Develop a clear vision of your future. Eliminate vague wishes and develop specific
goals. Exactly how much money do you need? What kind of "better job" are you
looking for? How do you define "better health?" Be crystal clear. Remember, you
can't manifest what you can't see.
3. Take action. Be bold and create your destiny with your own hand. You might listen
to thousands of tapes and read all the books in the world, but nothing will change until
you take action.

Wisdom is the ability to see your future clearly and to craft a legacy that will make
you live forever in the hearts and memories of others. Wisdom is the ability to make a
difference and bring value to the world to make it a better place. Wisdom is the ability
to live with purpose, know who you truly are, and mine your own diamonds.

Now, are you ready to become THE wise man?

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Wisdom Meaning and Definition

1. (a.) The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
2. (a.) The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and
the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.

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Thank you for your at once worthy and weighty question.

Hikmah, which directly translates to wisdom, has several meanings, varying from
a type of knowledge, a mode, and an approach to deal therewith. It is a complex
term that acquires many levels, from operational, attitudinal, and intrinsic; and
many associations, mental, philosophical, religious, and mystical.

Although I will try to sketch and engage with them all, I ultimately deal with the
most important and pertaining one. And as you will see, this is related to the very
nature of obligations of the highest wisdom which we should embark upon.

Practically speaking, a wise person is someone who is able to make best decisions
at the right time and the right place. Naturally, this is associated with a type of
maturity, which is not necessarily a function age. Also, such a possessor of
wisdom is thought to have both a better grasp with the bigger picture of things
and, most importantly, a faculty apt to make decisions and commitments that are
more viable in the long run. So on the operational level, wisdom is associated
with not having short-sightedness.

Now, it is important to understand that in itself philosophy, paying attention to

the etymology, based on the Greek origins of the word, is "a love of wisdom". The
pursuits of Greek philosophers, like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, not only attest
to that, they even push for the understanding that philosophy is the drive to
understand the divine and the way the divine wants the order of things.

I would like to further engage with philosophy as a vessel and as well a tool for
wisdom, for the relation of this with the comprehensive attempt to answer your
question. I would like to state here that this point is one of the most precious and
insightful truths I have learned.

Understanding Philosophy Today

I would argue, as would many thinkers worldwide, that the problem with our
understanding of what philosophy is, is that it is informed by a modern day
reinvention of philosophy, which is colored with the western, in essence
European, historical experience, understanding, and in fact diffusion, of a
meaning anew of philosophy.

The contemporary understating of philosophy, which is informed by the western

academia, has the intrinsic flaw of confiding the tool and — even worse — the
objective of philosophy to reason; reason and its systematic usage; reason and
its autonomy.

What this leads to is a state that all traditional forms of philosophy, whether
religious — like Buddhist, or cultural as in tribal philosophy and traditional
wisdom, and across many civilizations, from African to Chinese, Indian to Muslim,
are seen not as "true" forms of philosophy. Even worse, no scripture or text is
given any upper hand in their claims to truth. Anything can be taken apart.

Since modern philosophy became a systematic rational abstraction and

theorization of human thought to deal with the different aspects that western
philosophical canons agreed upon them being parts of philosophy, ultimately two
realities have emerged.

First, philosophy became separated from actually being authentically practiced in

life. That is why we find for example a start difference between the moral and
inspiring modality in the life of Socrates and Michael Foucault.
Regardless of the philosophical labor and production of both, where the life of the
former is a tremendous source of moral aspiration, that of the latter is no less
than the opposite. So this is what is important here, the authenticity of
philosophy and its application in one's life.

This has lead to a major philosophical problem in our contemporary philosophy,

especially the analytical school, not the continental one — so much so that
philosophy has been reduced to language games and also confined to the most
absurd of mundane spheres.

The second issue is the rejection of having to deal with religious truths — save
reading them as a historical product with no universal truth, a turn which insults
the intellectual and religious imagination of many religious people worldwide.

At the heart of the matter here is the reduction of reality to a material set up that
can only be engaged with through reason and its reinvention of 'science' to
explain phenomena around us.

Where reason has always been a part of epistemological tools with which man
can utilize to gain knowledge and ultimate truth about morality, existence, and
phenomena, other cognitive tools like revelation, mystical experience, and
traditional practical sciences are all now deemed invalid.

This has, no doubt, lead to modern man crisis and feeling of emptiness, since, to
furnish just one aspect of our human condition, reason and empiricism pushed
the limits of knowledge, education, governance, and social structure to limit
humans to mere numbers; as it is the subject it knows how to deal with most
effectively.

The Islamic Worldview

Now, let's deal with wisdom from an Islamic worldview. I would like to set out
this pursuit by referring to the words of the best of humans, our beloved and
honored Prophet (peace be upon him):

"There should be no envy but only in case of two persons: one having been
endowed with wealth and power to spend it in the cause of Truth, and (the other)
who has been endowed with wisdom and he decides cases with the help of it and
teaches it (to others)." (Muslim)

I would like to leave it to the Quran now to both explain to us the virtue of
acquiring wisdom and how to get it. First, God, majestic in His praise tells us:

*{He gives wisdom unto whom He will, and he unto whom wisdom
is given, he truly hath received abundant good. But none
remember except men of understanding.}* (Al-Baqarah 2:269)

Also, with regard to the ultimate source of wisdom, we are told:

*{Even as We have sent unto you a messenger from among you,

who recites unto you Our revelations and causes you to grow, and
teaches you the Scripture and wisdom, and teaches you that which
ye knew not}* (Al-Baqarah 2:155)

So, now that this imperative is established, what is hikmah from Islam's
comprehensive view which compromises physical and metaphysical being?

The basis of wisdom is fear of God as we are told by the wisest of humans,
Prophet Muhammad. And, as Islam directs that from this inspection there are
other levels of one's relation with God.

Fear should lead to hope, and hope should lead to love and this all should
ultimately lead to a level of ihsan or beauteous perfection, where ultimately all
things other than God are absent from one's heart.

The scholars of Islam mention that the best classical definition of hikmah is to put
things in their due place and portions. This definition is of tremendous
importance, since, if fully applied, no thought or action can ever be dealt with
wisely without incorporating the complete layers of existence, physical and
metaphysical, of the here-now and the hereafter, intrinsic and relational that
surround us.
This is why religious wisdom, although it is one of the types, is of a higher order.
This is also why the Quran narrates to us stories of wise individuals, like Luqman
the Wise and his superb counsel to his son.

It also narrates to us some of the wisdom of Prophet Solomon (peace be upon

him), who is believed by philosophers to be the origin of wisdom. His story with
his father David gives proof that wisdom is also not just sheer acquisition of
knowledge; it is also of insight, inspiration, and bounty from God. (Al-Anbiyaa'
21:79)

This all leads to the following peaks and jewels of wisdom. That God and God's
pleasure is the first and most important matter in all situations, seeing the
complementary relation between this world and the next. The best exemplar to
follow and learn from in living, thinking, or acting is the seal of prophets.

Nothing in Islam is ordained to us without it having ultimate benefit for us,

regardless of whether we see it otherwise. The true rank of something is its rank
in the eyes of God and through Shariah. And the true rank of someone is their
eternal rank in the Hereafter.

I hope this will be of help. Please keep in touch.

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“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the
ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” - Mahatma Gandhi

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” - Stephen R. Covey