Wisdom is hard to define, but it involves qualities beyond just IQ, like life experience, understanding, decision-making, tolerance for uncertainty, and an open mind. Do you have wisdom within you? This test could help you find out.
1. I can learn something from everyone I meet.
2. I have trouble thinking clearly when I get upset.
3. Humor can be found even in very difficult situations.
4. I enjoy learning things about other cultures.
5. My happiness does not depend on other people and things.
6. I can accept myself, faults and all.
7. I don’t mind when people disagree or argue with me.
8. I wonder about the meaning of life and what lies beyond it.
9. I often look for new things to try.
10. In a complicated world, the only way to know what’s going on is to rely on leaders we can trust.
11. There is usually more than one right way to do anything.
12. No one is completely good or bad.
13. A problem doesn’t need to have a solution for it to interest me.
14. I’m willing to take time to figure out why things turned out the way they did.
15. When I look back on my life, I can’t help feeling resentful.
16. I don't worry about other people's opinions of me.
17. There are some people I just know I’d never like.
18. I feel like I’m part of something greater than myself.
19. I don’t mind making fun of myself if it makes someone else feel better.
20. When I’m upset at someone, I try to put myself in his or her shoes for a while.