Jim Murphy

So wisdom is very different than knowledge.

To me, knowledge is how to take apart a lawnmower or how this speaker works.

It's great, but it's temporary.

It's not eternal.

Whereas wisdom is things that are going to last forever.

And so it's just a deeper look into life.

And I think that's the best thing a parent can do is help them learn wisdom and courage and things like that.

Much more so than the low bar, which is, I don't want to feel like I'm picking on you.

Well, my goal is to love you as best I can and everyone that's listening.

And it's really, how can we share the best possible life with our kids?

That's what you want, right?

And to me, that best possible life has very important things in it, like understanding that the best possible life has one foot in joy and one foot in suffering.

It's a hard thing for parents because parents are like, I just want my kids to be happy.

I mean, I've got eight nieces and nephews and I love them so much.

I want the best for them.

But there's this kind of running joke as now they're all, they're aged now six to 21, I think.

And so as they're growing, I'm hopefully trying to teach them some things.

And one of the kind of running jokes is, is it loving to give candy to a kid because they love candy, my nephews.

And so we have the short-term good thing, which is they have good feelings, but long-term it's not good for them, not healthy, right?

And so that's kind of a battle that every parent faces is, how much time do I need to take off from my work and stop and think about my life so I can think about meaningful things that I can share with the kids?