wisdom and enlightenment
July 18, 2005
Clarifying the differences between the Dramatica terms “Enlightenment” and “Wisdom.”
Looking through some old notebooks of mine I came across an interesting distinction between the terms Wisdom and Enlightenment. This is what I have written down:
- Wisdom is accumulated knowledge (and how to use it)
- Enlightenment is accumulated thought (and how to use it)
Interesting because in my current story I’ve got a Subjective Story Issue of Enlightenment and was trying to figure out a way to show their relationship conflicting over insight and illumination (the Dramatica Definition terms).
In this new light, I can definitely see the two of them heating up over the different thoughts they have accumulated over the years (and how they see best to use them).