An Alpha Male is Wise
【从错误中吸取智慧】
'Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not
putting it in a fruit salad.’
I remember reading that quote somewhere on the Internet. It is
not only witty but it also applies explains the difference between
knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge opens the gates of information and
data to you. It lets you know what exists and what existed. It lets
you have the information that could come handy in a variety of
situations.
However, an alpha male is more than knowledgeable. An alpha
male is wise. Anyone can acquire knowledge through sufficient
study, research, observation and acquaintance. But gaining wisdom
is a herculean task. It comes with experience and experience comes
through failures. Hence an Alpha male fails. He is not afraid to
fail is a more apt statement to make. Coming back to the topic at
hand, wisdom is hard to achi