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Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
Sophocles
Have a great day/night everyone. My prayers and thoughts are to everyone in Boston. Just such a terrible thing to happen.
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I stood beneath this giant and looked up — and for a moment, I felt small in the best possible way. There was something grounding about its strength, the twists in its limbs like old wisdom reaching toward the sky. It reminded me to stay rooted but still stretch, to hold steady and grow anyway. Funny how a tree can say what words often can't.
If only I knew what it said on each of them.
Wisdom Path, Hong Kong
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” - Jawaharlal Nehru
You can't help but smile and be delighted when finding an Owl. Their gaze speaks volumes. I keep hoping growing older makes me as wise as an owl :)
River Trent 2 May 2007.
Built in 2004 as WISDOM by BV SW Damen Bergum (yard no. 9325) on a hull supplied by Chernomorskiy Sudnobudivnyi Zavod, Mikolayiv (yard no. 202). Delivered to Amasus Shipping BV of Delfzijl. Renamed H&S WISDOM in 2014 on time charter to HSW Logistics GmbH, a division of the Haeger & Schmidt Group of Duisburg.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom (Isaac Asimov)
Taiwan,Taitung,Beinan Cultural Park
卑南文化公園-月形石柱
1980年，當時仍為卑南車站的臺東新站正值開工期間，怪手將沈睡地底數千年的卑南遺址挖起，揭開於世人眼前，然而因車站工程必須進行下去，因此卑南遺址遭到嚴重破壞，當時臺大考古人類學系的宋文薰教授建議就地興建野外博物館，1991年，遺址現地規劃為「卑南文化公園」。隨著國立臺灣史前文化博物館的開幕，4個月後，卑南文化公園正式對外開放，成為臺灣第一座遺址公園。
卑南文化公園以展示卑南遺址為主要特色，展示的出土文物包括石棺、器具等，其中最著名的是位於臺東新站右後方的月形石柱，已評定為一級古蹟。
卑南文化公園仍持續進行考古發掘，一方面成立遺址保存對外公開展示，另一方面達成學術研究、遺址保存、推廣教育多重功能。
公園草坪寬廣遼闊，並設置教育館和表演場，另有原生植物林、考古現場賞遊等動線，站上展望臺，臺東市區景觀一覽無遺，徜徉寬廣草原，與石斧、石鏃、精美玉器相遇，見證古老美麗的故事，是享受兼具知性和感性休閒之旅的最佳去處。
Looking back, I guess we all review at this time in the hope of improving our lot next year. This was taken January 2013. It seems like a forever ago but serves as a warning to prepare for a tough winter ahead.
This happy and wise pachyderm is relaxed in a vintage dentist chair.
Created in steel wire, 84” overall height , 55” x 36” by Josh Cote', Anvil Arts Sculpture Garden & Gallery, Linville Falls, North Carolina
When you close your eyes and go deep into your thoughts you can make the circles of wisdom come true
Barred Owl on an early morning walk in the woods.
I've wondered if owls are actually as wise as they're reputed to be .... apparently not! It's quite easy to train a surprising array of wild birds (including my good friends, Harry, the heron and Sally, the egret) to respond to a certain food stimulus, but not owls.
Apparently, as with people, we think they're wise because they look smart. It's their eyes ... an owl's eyes are enormous compared to the size of its head. In humans, large pupils are equated with focusing and attention being paid. An owl's eyes are also fixed in its head. In order for an owl to move its eyes, it must move the whole head which gives an owl an intelligent gaze as it scans the surroundings.
Perhaps the earliest known link between owls and wisdom is their association with Athena. The Greek goddess of wisdom is often depicted holding an owl. Because of their close kinship with the night, owls are also associated with magic and witchcraft. Merlin was known to have an owl, and in the Harry Potter series, young wizards communicate by owl messengers instead of instant messengers. Nice trade off...:-)