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                         %WISE BEHAVIOR ROLE MODELS 850607

     Wise  behavior may flow from wise  instincts  without
the behavior flowing from wise verbalization.  Some people
behave  wisely without first talking wisely about  how  to
behave.    Even  after behaving wisely they may  not  talk
wisely about their wise behavior.   Wise behavior and wise
talk are not always associated with each other.

     Some  people talk wisely and behave unwisely.   Other
people  behave  wisely but do not talk  about  their  wise
behavior.    It is probably uncommon for people to  behave
wisely  but  talk unwisely.   If verbalization is not  the
essence of wisdom, then what is?

     Wise   behavior   helps  people   resolve   difficult
situations  while  promoting both  personal  and  communal
integrity.    It is not wise to solve a technical  problem
with great sophistication and success,  but at the expense
of personal and/or communal integrity.   It is not wise to
be   so  concerned  about  personal  considerations   that
objective  facts  are ignored  and  terrible  consequences
occur because objective facts were ignored.  Wise behavior
involves   balanced   consideration   of   objective   and
subjective  factors,   but such consideration may  not  be
self-conscious  and may not entail verbalizations  of  the
considerations.     Verbalization  is  not  an   essential
ingredient to wise behavior.   Rationalization is a common
pattern of behavior following unwise behavior.  People who
engage in the latter often behave as if verbalization  was
the essence of wise behavior.

     Wisdom  pertains  to  the integrative  and  balancing
effects  of  behavior,  role models,  images,  ideals  and
values.     Unbalanced   sophistication   which   is   not
integrative  is not wise,  no matter how respected it  may
be.    Threat or use of power to coerce is  disintegrative
and so not wise no matter how respectable it may be.

                                                                                                                               
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