Wisdom vs. Intelligence

When people are wise, their knowing comes from their experiences and particular ways of living which have left them with deep understanding and compassion.  Many times these experiences are from suffering.  Wise people are those who are empathetic, loving and kind, and have time for others.  They "stop and smell the roses," and are joyful from within.  They are not affected by the woes and chaos of the world.  For them, it is all about life and living.  Wise people are often considered enlightened because they have an awareness of ideas and concepts, that are not only profound, but cause changes on individual and global levels.  They are people of "being," who rely upon their insight, intuition, and judgment.  On the other hand, intellectuals live by doing.  They use their minds and reasoning power in order to learn and then apply this learning to their experiences.  Intelligence is basically obtained and comprehended through education, books, and information gathering.  Intelligent people can be happy at a board meeting, or working on an invention in the basement of their home; the wise can be found in the caves of India or the streets of New York City.  Intellectual or wise, ideas and concepts are grasped in different ways: the wise person uses the right, or emotional and global side of the brain, the intellectual  uses the left, or analytic, side of the brain.  Both are deep thinkers, for the intellectual, things like mathematics, and for the wise, hope and love.  Sometimes people are both wise and intelligent and use both sides of their brains equally.  This is a wonderful combination that takes into account both worlds and is sought out by others.