The hindsight of wisdom

 

 

Wisdom is not alone knowledge; wisdom is also the path to that knowledge. More precisely stated, wisdom is a path perfected, that is to say, ended.

 

The clever pilgrim starts at the end, that is to say, at (or as) her goal, and looks back. Looking back she sees first the general direction to her goal, then an actual path to it.

 

Every time she ‘stands’ in/as her goal, the path to it becomes more clearly defined. By regularly standing in/as her goal she (that is to say, her goal) adjusts her path.

 

The true pilgrim actually travels, indeed is drawn backwards into her goal. If she has no goal she gets lost.