Thursday, August 08, 2013

Intelligence and Wisdom

Intelligence makes atom bombs.
Wisdom says, “you better not use it.”

Intelligence says, “I can win.”
Wisdom says, “It doesn't matter.”

Intelligence answers. Wisdom questions.
Intelligence competes. Wisdom holds hands.

Intelligence yearns to take credit.
Wisdom hankers to share it.

Intelligence needs to prove a point.
Wisdom has nothing to prove.

Sheer intelligence rankles. Wisdom soothes.
Intelligence dissects. Wisdom synthesizes.

Intelligence speaks out.
Wisdom is silent until spoken to.

Intelligence mocks at the foolish.
Wisdom respects the unwise.

Intelligence is a roaring stream.
Wisdom is a calm lake.

Intelligence without wisdom is wild fire.
Intelligence with wisdom is a trained horse. 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome Mr Acharya :)

Yet another masterpiece!!

Reading this made me realise that I was always intelligent but lately I've been getting wiser ;)

thank you for inspiring!!

Bharti Nirmal said...

Wonderful! This poem is Wisdom flowing through words... and not Intelligence put into the words!!

Praveen said...

Intelligence is inbuilt, wisdom comes with experience