Getting Wiser

Charlie Sums It Up

"How do some people get wiser than

other people? Pardy it is inborn

temperament. Some people do

not have a good temperament for

investing. Theyre too fretfirl; they

worry too much. But if you've got a

good temperament' which basically

means being very patient, yet

combine that with a vast aggression

when you know enough to do

something, then you just gradually

learn the game, pardy by doing'

partly by studying. Obviously, the

more hard lessons you can learn

vicariously, instead of from your own

terrible experiences, the better off

you will be. I dont know anyone

who did it with great rapidity.

'Warren Buffett has become one hell

ofa lot better investor since the day

I met him, and so have I. Ifwe had

been frozen at any given stage, with

the knowledge hand we had, the

record would have been much worse

than it is. So the game is to keep

learning, and I dont trhink people are

going to keep learning who dont like

the learning process."

Enligtenment

It comes in many forms, but all in one direction and result. I guess you could say one way of enlightenment is understanding yourself, people, circumstances and how you react to them. Always be the observer, and constant strategists taking note of your environment and adapting yourself.

Chameleon is the utmost form of strategic powers, the power that bring you the Buddhist calm and control in all situations.

Preparation, Patience, Discipline and Objectivity in all things is enlightenment.

Contemptuous

Contemptuous

:  manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval :  feeling or showing contempt

— con·temp·tu·ous·ly adverb

— con·temp·tu·ous·ness noun

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contemptuous

Not too long ago, Seth Godin wrote a blog post about contempt. He talked about how difficult it was for people who have been victims of contempt to recover from it. It's a very hard thing to do and it takes a lot of strength to do so. The very few times that I have experience anything close to contempt, I have had a very tough time with it. To look that person in the face and really trying not to ignore them. That's painful.

But on the other end, how does one feel knowing that her actions or expression of contempt is of no basis. How do you recover from victimizing someone? Even when the person has forgiven you, there is still the sense that after you have attacked them so violently before, there is no way that they could have truly forgive you even though they either say or act so.

Where does contempt come from? In my experience, it comes from insecurity and a lack of objective thinking. Seth Godin says it comes from fear and shame and I couldn't agree more.