The clouds may drop down titles and estates, both may seek us; but wisdom must be sought.

Some good things arrive without being asked for. Money, position and opportunity can all land on a person through luck, timing or somebody else’s decision, and plenty of people are carrying advantages they never went looking for. Understanding is not on that list. Nobody has ever accidentally become wise; it only comes to people who went after it deliberately and kept going when it was inconvenient.

Since nothing is going to deliver this one, decide where you are seeking. Choose the question you most want to understand and put regular hours against it, not spare ones. Luck may hand you other things, and it will not hand you this.