WISE OR FOOLISH?
The opposite of wise is foolish. We use these words frequently to describe people and their behaviour. Yet what do these words really mean.
As I drove my kids to school this morning, I asked them this question. After five minutes we arrived at a consensus. A fool is someone who does not have clear sight of the consequences of his or her actions.
This thought is in fact clearly expressed by our Sages who ask, “Who is Wise? They respond, “One who sees the future”. In othe