Manoj Kumar R · Follow 3 min read · -- Wisdom is not a teachable trait. If it were, we’d all be Socrates. We may know that fire burns, but we don’t understand it until we’ve felt the heat. The consequences of touching fire differ — based on our tolerance for pain, the depth of our character, and the intensity of the drive that led us to reach out in the first place. We all have our reasons for ignoring time-tested, evangelized wisdom. Deep down, we believe our story is different.