“In certain cases, wisdom might actually save your life! There are a couple of ideas here. The first is about using wisdom to prioritize what needs doing now. If there’s a snake at your feet about to bite you and your shoes are untied, prioritize the snake. For you procrastinators out there, just be careful about what you put off to do tomorrow. Don’t pretend it doesn’t cost you something.
But also consider this: The Teacher always wants to keep death in our minds. Death is coming to bite you. A viper slithering your way. What will you do about that? Do you have the anti-venom you need? Even better, have you found the Person Who takes the teeth out of death?“