There is a big difference between wisdom and knowledge. Knowledge is what you get from reading books, going to school (if you stay awake) and touching the stove to see if it is hot, even though it is glowing red. Wisdom is correctly answering the question from your wife "honey, do these jeans make my butt look big?" If you have not yet attained wisdom, the answer to this question is not "no honey, it ain't the jeans; it's that bag of Oreos you ate last night."

Since the average marriage only lasts 8 years, I feel blessed to still be married to the same person for 32 years (and...