Pursuit of wisdom

Someone said that pursuing wisdom is an effective way of investing in the future.

Prov 24:14
Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

There is a need to "find" wisdom and with it the hope in our future. A pursuit for wisdom is hence crucial.

How does one pursue wisdom?

As in the pursuits of all things, effort is required. In this particular instance, when we wish to go after wisdom, what do we have to be engaged in? Comprehending wise advice requires no university degree - the book of proverbs contains ageless, priceless wisdom from god which is made accessible to the lay-man. We can reach out to these truths and apply them into how we live our lives and see for ourselves how they can tell us how life works.

A friend of mine shared that by being conscious in seeking to live our lives wisely, we are actually navigating ourselves out of morally blind alleys and out of roads that have dead ends.

Prov 2:11-13
Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways

The book of Proverbs highlights the consequences to the choices that we make in our lives. Comparisons between a wise person who acts wisely versus a foolish person who acts foolishly are made almost everywhere. The intention is to let readers be aware of the results of their actions. So in reading this book to get the most benefit out of it, one would have to be mindful of this.

Truth and consequences, bad choices and more importantly, the positive impact of applying some wisdom in approaching the circumstances of my life - these would be what I would like to get out from the study of this book.