Too Wise or Too SmartA** ?
By unconscious
@unconscious (32)
United States
December 27, 2012 5:03pm CST
I'm only 17, yet everyone thinks I'm too wise for my age. Whenever they have problems, I'm always one of the first ones there, that gives them advice that no one's given them, and say stuff in certain ways that makes them think I'm wise. My friends think I'm a 100 year old man is what some of them say. But I can also be a smart a** to those who I don't appreciate around me. I don't know if being wise is a good thing or bad thing, or if I'm even wise at all. I just give advice in ways that others understand because everything they've experienced, I've either experienced worse, or something similar, or just something I could relate to and give my best advice I could give to them. I mean, isn't all problems just about the same? It's always about family,friends, money, relationships, life problems, world issues. There's never a different problem. So I don't consider myself wise, but even if I am.... Is it a bad thing? Am I even to be considered wise ?
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12 responses
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
3 Jan 13
I don't think it's a bad thing to be wise. But some people just get pestered by how you present your knowledge of such things. Some people may see your advice as more harm than good because they get irritated from being corrected. It's human nature that we do not want to feel inferior or vulnerable to other people. However, some people mistake good, helpful advice as an insult to their own intelligence. Basically, it's all a matter of perception.
@ashwinanand (582)
• India
28 Dec 12
Hi!! its very nice that you give an ear to someones problem and try to help them solve their problem.Being wise or not is not a issue.Its good thing that you are good in solving some stuffs for others and a good decision maker.I guess you can keep up the good work and stay free of the thought wire or not.
@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
28 Dec 12
it's nice that they are wise few people can boast that.
I have not been wise and always act rashly which then sorry but unfortunately true.
you can not change things still glad that there are people who are wise and can give valuable advice to others.
went on and on!
@mhaiXCs10s (619)
• Philippines
28 Dec 12
There is no problem for being wise and of course it is not wrong doing to give advices... At your age, you are lucky to have matured thinking. It is good for you that you are the one who gives advices and not the one who seeks for it... But being wise is not only counted for the advices you give or for just a good opinion, being wise needs an application to your own doing because there are some instances that there are people who is so good in giving advice but when they get into a similar situation then they don't know what to do... Hope you are not like those. At your age, there will be too many circumstances you are heading but put yourself always in a good mind-thinking so that you will be as wise as you are saying. Happy mylotting!
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
28 Dec 12
I can't of course, tell if you are wise (at this time) or not. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say you are able to speak clearly. Perhaps others also have answers but are not as adept at, or as quickly able to put it into words. Or perhaps you are indeed somewhat wise, but true wisdom is an inner quality which is what will stick around if you are truly wise.
- Some people (hopefully all present company excluded!) can be very wise, or intelligent, thoughtful and perceptive and still make 'dumb' choices in life.
..and I suppose thAt can be said of all of us (humans)..
- Some people (hopefully all present company excluded!) can be very wise, or intelligent, thoughtful and perceptive and still make 'dumb' choices in life. ..and I suppose thAt can be said of all of us (humans)..
@peavey (16936)
• United States
28 Dec 12
I don't know, since I don't know you, but I can tell you that there are dangers in setting yourself up (or allowing yourself to be set up) as someone who always has good advice. My daughter was like that; people always came to her because she would listen and talk to them.
The problem began to show itself when she needed someone to talk to, and no one was there. No one ever once thought that she might need advice or a sympathetic ear. She decided right then that she would no longer be a sounding board for her friends. They've since learned that it's a two way street.
Just a word to the wise. 
@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
28 Dec 12
I can't tell you if you are wise or not as I do not know you personally. Wise seems to be a deep word and more often than not, being wise is correlated to the experience you encountered as you mature. You may be a good adviser as you can provide options but I am not so sure about being wise. It is nice that they can talk to you and you can give them advise. Some people really need help like this.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
28 Dec 12
based on this attitude i would say its kind of being smart and also at the same enigmatic to not get bogged down by challenges and keep progressing also for sure and you need to be alert and wise 
@ZoeJoy (1392)
• United States
28 Dec 12
At 17, no matter how 'wise' you are, you still have some maturing to do. I would try to find someone that you can trust who is older and wiser than you are. At 17, that should not be that difficult to find.
A lot of 14-21 year old young men seem to think they know it all. Then, they hit some challenge in life and realize that they really don't know it all.
Wisdom comes from experience in life and at 17, you still have a lot of life to experience.
And the older you get, the more you will realize that the less you really know.
@kitoplayer (65)
• Argentina
28 Dec 12
So you have a lot of knowledge and experience, as long as you don't make a deadly weapon using that, i think it's perfectly fine! If the others think you are wise, or smartass, that's THEIR opinion, and should not bother you at all. Yu are you, and nothing else.
