"I thought age should speak,I'm in several church groups where I'm far and away the youngest there, or where not youngest I'm the least experienced. I have my reasons for being in those groups, yet I can't say it isn't wearying sometimes. In general, I keep my mouth shut during discussions. This is partly due to my introversion, and partly because I tend to be thinking about things from a perspective that is not really on-topic.
And increased years should teach wisdom.
However, a large portion of the reason I keep quiet is summarized in this verse. As the junior, it is my place to listen and learn from those more experienced. They have years, often decades, of dealing with these issues, when I've never faced them, or at least only studied for relatively few years. If I'm to become the "wise elder" (in experience, not church title) some day, I should be soaking up all the learning and wisdom of the others that I can, so that when my time comes I have that information to dole out, and hopefully can avoid making some of the mistakes that they did.
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