A GLOBAL WISDOM CULTURE

        A Global Wisdom Culture cultivates
       At first material sufficiency,
       Foundational for reaching higher states,
       Then cultivates in hearts the sanity
       That’s fundamental to enduring health,
       Upon which ground intelligence can grow,
       Which works to cultivate still greater wealth
       From soulful seeds that peaceful spirits sow.
       Thus body first, then heart and mind and soul,
       According to the thrust of wisdom’s scheme,
       Grow to a holiness that makes us whole
       As if to realize the Cosmos’ dream.
            A Global Wisdom Culture thus fulfills
            The plan our Cosmic Cultivator wills.

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Another take—in prose


THE GOAL OF A GLOBAL WISDOM CULTURE

The goal of a Global Wisdom Culture is to cultivate the growth in wisdom in its populace by defining the values, customs and mores of citizens in a wise society and then inculcating such behaviors by education and example.

What then does it mean to be wise, and how does one learn to behave with prudence and circumspection, sagacity and sapience?

These are deep and venerable questions that only time and dedicated examination can shed light upon, but no knowledge is more vital and urgent.  To grow wise is the imperative of our species—Homo sapiens sapiens—if we and our world are to thrive.

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