by Wong Weiling

Created on: September 13, 2008

Let us take an example of a person with courage but without wisdom. Can you imagine when spiderman was trying to save an innocent victim from the hands of his enemy,but himself get killed because he did not plan properly before he acted. That was so sad. A hero was dead because he was not wise enough, and all he got was courage.

With wisdom we have the power to control the world. A country leader can use his wisdom to change the ways people in a country think, or maybe to gain the people's support. For example, if you are one of participants in an election, will the people care about how brave you are? The answer is not. They would not like to know whether you have the ability or guts to fight in a war, because you may just accidentally die during the war, if you don't have wisdom. On the other hand, the people in that country are obsessed about how do you maximise your intelligence to rule the country. They want a leader who is wise enough to create a stable economic situation when all over the world are dealing with poverty and high inflation rate.

Next, wisdom brings fame to you. One of the most intelligent individuals of the twentieth century includes Albert Einstein has been popular because of his ability to create and invent. With new inventions, it upgrades our living standards. In this age, we can see new technology coming out such as the blue-ray discs and i phone, just to mention a few. Why are the humans all around the world are fascinate and fanatic about Apple's productions? It is because they use their critical thinking skills to invent new things that ease our daily living. With an i phone you are able to go online using Wi-Fi and to enjoy the great sensation of musics and videos. You make video calls with i phone, take down your happiest moment with i phone. However, will we be able to enjoy all these greatness without wisdom, or is courage alone able to create a new era around the world?

With wisdom, we become rich. We earn money when our wisdom is recognised by others. If you have the intelligence to build highly sophisticated automobile such as Ferrari, BMW or Mercedes, you are going to make big bucks! People from the upper class of the society will be aiming and hoping to own any one of these cars. They need materials to show others that they are different, or you can say that is a way of showing-off, it is not too bad in fact.
With all these rich people purchasing these branded cars, you as the inventor are going to become the next millionaire. These vehicles might then be export to other countries, gaining even more money.

Base on the above evidences, wisdom is a bless in life which leads you to succeed. Courage, however is crucial in taking the first step, but wisdom is more vital when making decisions. In conclusion, the best thing is to have both wisdom and courage, but if there is only one choice, wisdom comes before courage.

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