Wise vs Smart

In the last couple of days, I jumped queues multiple times, be it in the temple or a liquor shop (people visit both to escape btw), and managed to achieve my goal way before my turn — without anyone realizing this.

People accompanying me felt I was smart and my mind believed the same. While I don’t care about the former much, I'm deeply concerned about my mind planting this belief into my subconscious.

Deep down I know, I wasn't being smart but cunning – and usually, we don't understand the difference. If you're a jerk to others, what smart are you?

I've been trying to train my mind for a long time to think about collective wellbeing and evolution makes us all fail at it miserably. The struggle will go on but it's important to be aware of it, instead of fooling the mind into believing a fictitious narrative.

The world needs wise kind people, not insensitive smart buggers:)