Kaiju No.8, NES, and Retro Wisdom

Lately I've been reading this awesome manga series that I highly recommend you guys check out.
It's called Kaiju No. 8. and it features this young man, Kafka, who essentially is part of this police force that tries to take down these giant monsters or Kaiju in Japan. • What I really like about this guy Kafka, is an older dude. He is not one of these young bucks that are out there fighting. He's actually 32, which is kind of relatable with me at 34, and even gets the term "old timer" throughout the series. Man, talk about feeling it in your knees. Kind of reminds me of how I feel when I'm hanging out with my kids. But really, it made me start going into nostalgia mode, having memories of playing Super Smash Brothers on my NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) when I was a kid or you know, loving the old school retro games like Golden Axe, Double Dragon or even, dare I say, ET. Yeah, some of you might have cringed when I threw that one out there. But really, the cool thing in this process of nostalgia and retro gaming and stuff like that is you learn a lot of tricks of the trade. You pick up some things that now invest into your gaming in future games. And especially now that I've got kiddos who are kind of learning about video games, I'm bringing them back to the basics, to the old school vibes, and really try and impart my gaming wisdom to Mark. The funny thing is, is whether he will sometimes take that wisdom, or if he just begrudgingly goes, "Oh no, no, I can do it. I've got it figured out dad!" 

But isn't that the funny thing about wisdom? That it's something that we impart, we share with others, and giving them an opportunity to learn and grow. This made me think of some old timers in the Bible particularly. Like when Moses is addressing the nation of Israel before he passes the torch to Joshua, before they're just entering into the promised land in Deuteronomy 30, where he's talking about how
right before them is either the path of life or death, choosing to follow God or do things on their own. And awesomely, ironically, the one that takes up the mantle after Moses, Joshua, in his final address to Israel, says something very similar to those lines in Joshua 23 and 24. Where even the challenge is the reminder to not get connected with the old gods like they were doing in the past, but also remembering who will you serve with the affirmation that Joshua's family was going to serve the Lord. We even see this with Solomon in Proverbs 1:1-7 where he's passing on wisdom to his kids. Let me read it for you. "These are the Proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. Let those with understanding receive guidance by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.  but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck." Sorry, I had to add the last two verses, eight and nine there. It's just too good!

But really, that's what we need to sit on. We need to look at what is wisdom. We need to listen to our elders. We need to be able to look for those Uncle Irohs or these Kafkas who come around and show the young bucks a thing or two that they're not completely useless if they're physically unable to meet up to standard. But their minds are sharp. They are able to contribute, they have something to offer. So what is some wisdom that you have been given that you need to hold onto? Who are those Kafka's who are speaking to you and walking alongside you in your journey? Who are the Moses and Joshua's who are calling you to really examine what's going on around you? Heed the wisdom.