Wise people don't let themselves get hooked. Smart people know that honesty alone makes for a good relationship. Wise people are committed to speaking truthfully. Smart people know that life is more than material gain. Wise people make their greatest investments in personal relationships with family and friends, not money making.
Smart people know guns in the hands of angry and immature kids is just plain foolish.
Wise people work hard to make sure weapons of destruction don't get into the hands of children. The essential difference between being smart and being wise is in the doing of it. This is one reason Jesus is such a powerful figure who stands above everyone else in all history. God is our Guide and Instructor who teaches us his own will. I don't have many answers to what wise living looks like in response to this cultural crisis, but I do have some questions.