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[Alexandr Korol]

a smart person will quickly find someone to blame, but a wise person will
accept the loss, learn the lesson, and not repeat the mistake. Or this: if a
person gains power, a smart person will enjoy it and brag, while a wise person
will understand that it is temporary and won’t let it destroy them. And an
interesting point: if a smart person sees someone else’s stupidity, they will
judge and mock them. I didn’t quite do that, but still. A wise person, however,
will realize they were once the same and will help if appropriate. Imagine,
now I have all of this. I am in shock because, as usual, I first experience
something in the reality of my life without knowing what it is or what it’s called.
Only after I have acquired it do I Google it and see what name it has. It
turns out that what has been happening to me over the last six months
is wisdom. I am growing wise — though through very difficult, powerful,
and painful circumstances. Thank you.

I started making even deeper inquiries to the AI, asking where wisdom was
mentioned in even earlier ancient scriptures and religions. I liked how
in Ancient Egypt, around 2000 BCE, there are the Pyramid Texts where
wisdom is directly called a gift from the gods, without which a Pharaoh
cannot rule the world or the afterlife.

Also, the god Veles has been highlighted to me very frequently over the
past month. Under different circumstances — on a plane, I just happened to
watch a program where Veles was mentioned. Then, imagine, I meet with
Big Alexander recently, and for some reason, he mentions Veles again. And
then the AI again: I ask where wisdom is found in religions, and in Slavic and
Finno-Ugric mythology, Veles is mentioned as a sorcerer-god who knows all
the secrets of the world. I don’t know, maybe I need to read about who he is
separately, but I have it written down. See how many examples I’ve given
of him being highlighted to me from different sides. And it also says
here that “he obtains wisdom through spell-songs and journeys to the world
of the dead.” Again, the world of the dead. Very, very interesting.

As it is written: “the core idea shared by all myths is that wisdom is never
given for free. You pay an enormous price for it: an eye, suffering, life,