How ungrateful and insensitive we would be if we were not moved by the earnest desire of Eternal Wisdom, His eagerness to seek us out and the proofs He gives us of His friendship! How cruel we would be, what punishment would we not deserve even in this world, if, instead of listening to Him, we turn a deaf ear; if, instead of loving Him, we spurn and offend Him. The Holy Spirit tells us, “Those who neglected to acquire Wisdom not only inherited ignorance of what is good, but they actually left in the world a memorial of their folly in that their sins could not go unnoticed” (Wisd. 10:8). Those who during their lifetime do not strive to acquire Wisdom suffer a triple misfortune. They fall (a) into ignorance and blindness, (b) into folly, (c) into sin and scandal. But how unhappy they will be at the door of death when, despite themselves, they hear Wisdom reproach them, "I called you and you did not answer (Prov. 1:24). All the day long I held out My hands to you and you spurned Me. Sitting at your door, I waited for you but you did not come to Me. Now it is my turn to deride you (Prov. 1:26). No longer do I have ears to hear you weeping, eyes to see your tears, a heart to be moved by your sobs, or hands to help you." How great will be their misery in hell! Read what the Holy Spirit himself has to say about the miseries, the wailings, the regrets and the despair of the fools in hell who, all too late, realise their folly and misfortune in rejecting the eternal Wisdom of God. “They are now beginning to speak sensibly - but they are in hell” (Wisd. 5:14).
Above all else let us seek and long for Eternal Wisdom. “All other things that are desired are not to be compared with Wisdom” (Prov. 3:15). And again, “Nothing that you desire can be compared with Him” (Prov. 8:11). You may desire the gifts of God and even heavenly treasures, but if you do not desire Wisdom you desire always something of far less worth. If only we could realise what Wisdom actually is, i.e. an infinite treasure made for man - and I must confess that what I have said about Him really amounts to nothing at all – we would be longing for Him night and day. We would fly as fast as we could to the ends of the earth, we would cheerfully endure fire and sword, if need be, to merit this infinite treasure. But we must beware of choosing a wrong wisdom, because there is more than one kind.
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