Heath Ledger: A Youthful Sage

The other day I caught a clip on MSNBC Morning Joe with the director of Heath Ledger's last film just released titled The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.  He talks about how wise Ledger was at such a young age.  He describes how Ledger was trying to learn everything about the industry as fast as he could. 

"Heath was clever, talented, and nice at the same time.  He was a walking cliche ... It was as if he had an old soul inside of him.  He didn't die young.  It was as if he was 100s of years old."

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This reminded me that we really are made up of our life experiences.  We don't have to be old to be wise and the old are not necessarily guaranteed to be wise. 

What are the differences?

What would make Ledger so wise at such a young age?

What do some people become old and not wise?

Apparently, Heath Ledger was a youthful sage.  It makes me sad that he is no longer with us. 

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Comments

[Brady]

Knowledge is best gained through experience. If you do not step out of your comfort zone and take advantage of opportunities given to you, you will become old but you will not become knowledgeable.