Age and Wisdom

I recently saw an older friend who has suffered from some health problems. I asked him how he was doing. He shrugged and sighed, “Sometimes wisdom comes with age, but more often than not it’s just age that comes with age.” Then he shuffled away, limping a bit from the lingering effects of a stroke.

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