Cyclops Wrote:...
So wisdom is not true wisdom when it is missing love? maybe that can be linked with intelligence and other aspects of thought.
Eckhart Tolle talks about it when he says: "Intelligence in service of the ego yields cleverness. Intelligence in service of the spirit yields wisdom."
So I would put it as: Wisdom is the flowing knowing of the spirit! Intelligence is the body's smarts automatically used (as it has been for many evolutionary years) for protecting the self and enhancing the ego.
Wisdom can be "known" by any human capable of rational thought. But the more brain intelligence they have to embrace the wisdom with, the more they will be able to articulate the undefinable. If not guided, intelligence is usually self-serving. But one can choose to direct their intelligence in another way, such as a great project that benefits all.
Questioner, after reading your story, I'm glad and amazed that you were able to rise above the mire and think clearly for yourself! It's unbelievable how one person's egotistical intelligence can garner so many followers when they pluck just the right strings in the minds of others.