True Wisdom - Part 1

Comprehensively, I see four types of wisdom in this world - Wisdom of character, Wisdom of substance, Wisdom of systems, and Wisdom of morality.

Wisdom of character - the ability to discern individual character, the reasons for their words and actions, as well as foreseeing their probable future action in different circumstances. Each person is a mystery, each person has his own story, his own personality, and his own thoughts and beliefs. Truing knowing someone's inner self as well as outer is a daunting task, which makes this wisdom nearly if not the hardest to obtain. What we are given is their actions and words. At first glance, these give us their countenance and personality. But when you begin to seek the causalities of the actions and words, they become the clues that hints to their deeper and inconspicuous thoughts and beliefs. Of course, actions and words are never sufficient for complete picture. It must be paired with history and environment to be exhaustive. Eventually, through thoughtful analysis, we develop a hypothesis of their true character, which can be tested and sharpened until an acute picture can be painted.
Most people doesn't even know themselves, much less other people. Self analysis should be the first step for anyone that seeks this wisdom.

Know thyself - and thou shall know all the mysteries of the gods and of the universe
- inscription at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi