Wisdom: The Interval Between the Notes

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Wisdom: The Interval Between the Notes
Michael McKinney, Foundations Magazine

"When life is viewed from a higher perspective, above the self, we can see that wisdom is not in the details it’s in the space between them—the interstices. It’s in the story, the overview, the universal. Wisdom is not in the fabric, its in the holes. It’s what is going on between the events. 'In a sense,' wrote philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, 'knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows: for details are swallowed up in principles.' Psychologist William James reminds us that, 'the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.'"