Courage vs Stupidity

Wisdom is being able to spot the difference

I nearly fell off my seat when this crossed my FB home feed this morning. That’s been my life this year.

Courage vs Stupidity

I once was in a funny discussion where the person on the other side of the verbal bridge between our minds pointed out that laughing and crying can look similar, and we make the same face when we’re in pain as we do when we’re orgasming.

Wisdom is being able to distinguish whether what we’re moving on, or what others are moving on, is a display of courage or stupidity because they can outwardly look the same but, inwardly, they’re very different.

Courage is doing something even if it’s going to hurt you momentarily, to make your and everyone else’s experience with you more authentic.

“I need to be who I actually am.”

Stupidity is doing something you want to do with no thought or concern for how your actions will impact anyone but yourself.

“I want what I want.”

Both present themselves as ‘big moves’ in people’s lives:
One is thoughtful, “I need to make this change, but I know it’s going to cost me.”
The other is thoughtless, “I want to do this thing and I don’t care what it costs me.”