One of the greatest gains towards wisdom is becoming more far sighted.
Why is it important to become more farsighted? It is because when you are more farsighted, you make more wise decisions.
Why does wisdom matter? Some pragmatic aspects;
First and foremost, there is some pragmatic wisdom issues. For example, the fact is you are alive, and then the question is, how do you desire to utilize your life? Assuming that this life is your one and only life, how do you want to use your life? What do you desire to do, what do you desire not to do?
Also, you never really know when you’re going to die. Whether you’ll die in a traumatic car accident, or even from some random gun violence.