tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553449891362950544.post2019493015442170885..comments2023-02-18T11:49:42.901+00:00Comments on Big Swifty: Information is not wisdomBig Swiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517517283834444552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553449891362950544.post-55406613638499697582009-11-05T22:11:36.575+00:002009-11-05T22:11:36.575+00:00I'm a big fan of Frank Zappa, and in "Joe...I'm a big fan of Frank Zappa, and in "Joe's Garage" he gives some (tongue in cheek) zen-like wisdom:<br />Information is not knowledge<br />Knowledge is not wisdom<br />Wisdom is not truth<br />Truth is not beauty<br />Beauty is not love<br />Love is not music<br />Music is the best. <br />I don't know if he borrowed this from some past master, or from some stoner he bumped into!Big Swiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517517283834444552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553449891362950544.post-72402811509640003312009-11-05T08:56:21.796+00:002009-11-05T08:56:21.796+00:00This reminds me of a mostly forgotten conversation...This reminds me of a mostly forgotten conversation with my Dad many years ago, in one of the rare times I went to him for advice. I honestly can't now remember what it was about but there was a part of the conversation which centered around knowing and wisdom and there was a point he made which has stuck with me ever since, and that was;<br /><br />'Knowing what to do isn't wisdom, its just knowledge. Doing it is wisdom.'<br /><br />I have no idea if it was an original thought or something he had been taught. I have never looked it up though. I want to believe it was him somehow. <br /><br />Thanks for the memory.<br /><br />Cheers....Al.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667242161539996736noreply@blogger.com