The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James Ah.  Today's quote is a hidden gem.  But I think I would add to it, no offense to Mr. James.  The art of being wise is also knowing what to address.  There is a fine balance between knowing what to overlook and what to address.  And there is wisdom in knowing how to do either; how to behave and how to speak (those two things cover a lot of ground).  Wisdom includes timing and timing is everything.  Address or overlook in the right time frame and things go well.  Address or overlook in the wrong time frame and things will go poorly.  Wisdom requires patience, to overlook or address.  Wisdom requires speaking carefully, with grace, and with truth.   When have you seen wisdom work well?  When have you wished you exercised wisdom?  

The greatest use of life is to live it for something that will outlast it.   William James 1842 – 1910 I think too many people live for the here and now and have no regard for what they will leave behind.  Nobody thinks too much about legacies.  (Unless they are money legacies and I don't count those.)  So let's take a few moments and think about it.  What are you living for and is it going to outlast your life in positive ways?  It doesn't have to be something that the whole world knows about.  But it needs to be something that is giving your life now purpose and direction.  I think it's important to live life fully for something other than yourself.  When you pass on what you have lived for may or may not be remembered.  It's kind of up to you now.  But the rub is this - you can't try and choose things now to live for and "make sure" will outlast you to keep your  memory  alive.  You just have to live intentional...