Bench of wisdom – Plettenberg Bay, South Africa - Atlas Obscura

Bench of wisdom

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

A stone bench placed to spread wisdom amongst locals and visitors alike 

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Wisdom is hard to come by, and often requires years of experience and schooling. Some have the good luck of having elders around them who can share their wisdom, but many do not. A realtor company in Pletteberg tried to amend that by very creative means.

The so-called bench of wisdom is a stone bench that stands outside of a realtor company and does not look special on first glance. Even with the chalk that is put there one might think that it is a place to keep your child busy. However, this is in fact an attempt at making people share their wisdom with strangers by allowing them to write on the bench. 

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The bench is freely accessible, but chalk is only put out when the company is open. Wisdom is washed off at the end of the day.

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