At any age, constructive learning should lead to wisdom. Confucius, wrote "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest" (n.d.). If one uses reflection with open eyes, an open mind, and an open heart, what she sees will be clear as crystal. However, if one reflects with blind spots, what he sees will be murky and unusable. I suggest that Confucius was only partially correct. Reflection without action is not noble. True nobility comes when one acts upon what one has learned during reflection and then uses this new understanding as an agent for growth.