The thing is, Thom, that wisdom is not a guarantee of getting it right. Wisdom is knowledge, it's insight, it's intuition and more. What it isn't is its own determination to be used. Wisdom often sits on the shelf - f**king pride of place in the living room and it remains there as we walk out the front door.
We fail to take it with us time and time again. We're stubborn, we know better, we got other things on our minds.
I think the key - well, it was probably there all along. We just thought it unlocked grandpa's tool shed and left it alone. 😁😉