The Very Picture of Hermit Wisdom

A dog.

(Pencil and Ink on Paper)

First of all, I feel like a happy hermit would have an animal companion. Dog, cat, raven… someone to keep them company. I’m a hermit who prefers a nice dog, but I’m a fan of all creatures.

Second, animals are much better teachers than humans, so the hermit would actually just be hanging out, learning things from their animal pal (or pals; respect for St. Francis). Things they could attempt to translate to the others who came up the mountain in search of wisdom, but it would never quite translate, because you can only put information into language; wisdom is something else all together.