I heard a song for the first time in years. It was popular when I was in high school. I must have heard in 1,000 times then. I missed this lyric every time though. And I heard it just now and it stuck with me.
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For the life of me, I cannot rememberWhat made us think that we were wise
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I have thought about wisdom over the years. Mostly I've thought about how I shouldn't fool myself into thinking that I have any. This lyric was eye opening for me. Basically, I think it's saying you can never be wise and that you'll always look back and wonder why you thought that. It's a paradox. The only way to be wise is to believe you aren't. It's humbling and elegant.
Taher, you are not wise. Don't believe or think you are. Listen.
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