SAEDNEWS: Understanding the Difference Between a Fool and an Ignorant Person
According to Saed News’ society desk, the truth is: a fool is not a criminal—they are sick.
In other words, fools rarely act out of conscious malice. Many of them even believe they are wise, not foolish. Fools, more often than inciting hatred, evoke pity.
Jerks, however, are a different story.
A person who honks at 3 a.m. is a jerk.
A person who stops in the middle of the street in front of all women is a jerk.
A person who double-parks on a narrow road is a jerk.
A person who drives with their high beams on all night is a jerk.
These are jerks—either the “foolish jerk” type or the “professor jerk” type.
Being a fool doesn’t hurt, has no cure, and isn’t related to intelligence. Jerks, however, come from somewhere else. They emerge from the home and school environment, from lack of reading, from narcissism, from callousness, from a corrupted cultural center. Being a jerk is contagious, painful, and curable.
Our problem is not fools.
It never was.
Our problem is jerks.
Remember: literacy alone does not bring wisdom.
Wisdom is the ability to discern good from bad.
Wisdom is the ability to recognize right from wrong.
Literacy is learning formulas and information in a specific field. Wisdom, on the other hand, guides how to use that knowledge correctly—or not.
Wisdom cannot be taught. A person must seek it within themselves to truly attain it.
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