Gain Wisdom

I WANT TO BE WISER…I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IT IS BETTER TO BE WISE THEN IT IS TO BE SMART…YOU ARE SMART WHEN U LEARN FROM YOUR OWN MISTAKES BUT YOU ARE WISE WHEN U LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES THAT OTHERS MAKE…I WOULD RATHER BE WISE..IT COULD SAVE ME ALOT OF PROBLEMS…HEARTACHE… AND TIME THAT I COULD BE DOING OTHER THINGS..IT IS SAID THAT A WISE MAN KNOWS EVERYTHING AND A SHREWED ONE EVERYBODY..BECAUSE I WANT TO BE WISE I NEED TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES TO GET ON THAT ROAD….FIRST I NEED TO START READING A WHOLE LOT MORE THEN I DO NOW…I ALSO NEED TO TALK TO OLDER PEOPLE AND LISTEN TO THERE WARNINGS ABOUT LIFE AND ITS LESSONS…I KNOW I WANT TO HAVE A GOOD PAIN FREE LIFE..WELL THIS IS NOT TOTALLY POSSIBLE BUT I COULD STOP ALOT OF THE PAIN IF I JUST LISTEN TO MY ELDERS….SO I WANT TO START READING MORE AND TALKING AND LISTENING TO MY ELDERS THAT IS MY GOAL…HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO GAIN WISDOM…IF U HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS THEN LET ME KNOW..I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR ADVICE.