Lack Wisdom?

I am told there was a happy old man. People came from far and wide to sit at this man’s feet and learn. One day a young man asked him: HOW DID YOU GET SUCH WISDOM? It was evening. The old man said: Saddle up the fastest horse and ride as fast as possible. Go due east until you come to a big river. Take these big saddle bags and fill them up with the rocks from the river bank. The young man rode for hours. He was so tired. He finally arrived at the river. He jumped off the horse and grabbed two handfuls of rocks and put them in saddle bag. He jumped back up on the horse and headed back to the old man’s house. The sun was coming up. The young man found the old man sitting in his rocking chair. The young man emptied the saddle bags. There was two handfuls of diamonds, pearls and rare gems. The young man now sees he had the potential of picking up much more than he had. He thought he was picking up rocks. He never realized the treasures that was before him. What might have been? This is the story of learning and education. In the darkness of the night he could have had filled his bags. He wasted the opportunities before him. He was lazy. He was in a hurry. He never valued the opportunity.

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.