Seek the Wise
Divide and conquer the various ages
Separate youngsters from the sages
Learn the lesson; you already know it.
Ignore the teacher, despise the poet.
Share the concepts with your peers:
The same delights, hope, joys, and fears.
Of course they know what you go through;
They’re in the same messed tangles too.
Why seek a well to find a drink
When dry ditches say what you already think.
Mentors’ teachings will stretch your mind;
Peers together laze, lag behind.
Wise man, forsake your stupid friends,
Your selfish tastes, these passing trends.
And seek the wise to guide your brain;
Depths of knowledge consume and drain.
We need high friends to help us climb,
So seek the wise: don’t waste your time.