There are many good books focused on this subject and I think that it's very important that we show the world what emotional intelligence is and why it's so important. We face all sorts of prejudices and discrimination based on what "smart" should sound and look like every day. I think it's sad when people don't even give each other a chance to get to know each other, to see that it's much more to a person than just what's on the outside. It's sad that just a piece of paper can determine your future until you die, because so many people hold that special gift inside of them, but can't express it. Why? Because other people are too busy filling us up with other, completely irrelevant bullshit. And I get it: there's nothing we can do about it. It's a cruel, unfair world and no one gets out of it alive. But what I'm saying is that we turn away so many potential geniuses because we're blinded by this idea of some form of brilliance. But what we expect, based on this idea, is a robot. Which we all know don't (yet) exist, and when they do, they will be based on human intelligence as well. Sure, now you can ask me how other people are capable of finding themselves a good job and getting shitloads of money. Well, the answer is that we're all different. Each individual has something different, unique and special hidden within them. That's why it makes it so special. Again, I understand world is not created by our standards and that it's especially not up to us how it will develop. But one thing is true: from how I see it, it's still pretty much effed up. And it's only getting worse.
Now that "each individual is special" thing is going to be the main subject here. What I really want to focus on is how we see and come across those prejudices and conflicts between emotional intelligence and IQ in schools, at work and probably also at home. Why I want to focus especially on that? Because I believe it happens repeatedly on a daily basis everywhere. It's inevitable. It's in our nature to have expectations towards other people. Same with gossip. We all talk of our friends, not necessarily bad stuff, behind their backs, but that doesn't make us traitors or fake friends, it makes us human. It's exactly the same thing with IQ. It's some sort of ideal put in society in advance that we hold onto so we label people or put them in categories. Well, let me tell you something: that's all wrong. Sure you've witnessed exercising the same prejudice in school, like how grades affect not only your future but also your personal life, like friends and such. I've experienced a lot of that lately, though I didn't take it personally I believe that actually happens a lot in school. Because we all do it. Someone has no clue at all when they have this oral exam you studied for really hard and you think all of this is piece of cake but your school-mate doesn't know shit and you automatically say he/she's dumb. Well that's a completely wrong way of dealing with that, but it's also the most natural and human reaction you can get.
So given that, it's basically really unfair judging a person by their abilities in school. Because from what I've learned so far, school doesn't test your intelligence, it tests your memory. I would be grateful for something so majestic called education if it was in any way pleasant at all. But sadly, it's all about getting it all in your head without slightest interest. And you know what happens to stuff you put in your head when you're not thinking about it? It disappears as soon as the exam is over. But wait a second: isn't school supposed to make you learn and remember something? Something valuable and useful so you can use that knowledge later in life? Surprise, surprise, that's where it gets a bit tricky, doesn't it?
I won't chew over another subject I wasn't planning on writing about at first, but I thought it was a good example to point out so people can actually see how commonly this happens. Because it happens everywhere at all times around us. It's sad actually, to think how much potential is literally swarming around us and we refuse to see it, we cover our eyes from it because we think it doesn't fit into society based on its stupid rules, because it's supposed to be wrong. You know what's even more hilarious? We sometimes even do that to ourselves. It's true. Sometimes the system gets us so depressed we think we hit rock bottom so we refuse to see the truth that we can still make it. That there's still that tiny piece of humanity and hope left inside that we can make it to our goal. And that's no way to live. No one should live like this. Instead of mocking each other, beating each other down and destroying those pieces of hope within people around us, we should help each other out. But we don't. You know why? Because we're that selfish. We're that ignorant and arrogant and completely selfish that we refuse to offer a helping hand to a man in need because we fear they'll overcome us. But that's also natural. By nature, we are competitive and we are afraid. But we should replace fear of the unknown with curiosity, because only that way we truly learn about each other. Only that way we can understand humanity.
Sadly, that's not the case with all people. Some people are so deeply and thoroughly brainwashed that they're beyond help. Or so the majority believes. I belong to that group that still preserves hope no matter what. Any human can be saved by the dark temptations of becoming the worst selves they can be. To hate and to shut down all their humanity. Simply because it's easier that way. But we weren't made to do that. We were made to do what we do best. To love and be loved. To share the love to help make this world a better place. Even if it's just a dream. One of the greatest geniuses of our time, Albert Einstein, once said: "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." You see, it's not so complicated after all. Life isn't that serious at all. The sun rises, it sets. We only tend to complicate the process along the way. But like I said, even if it's just a dream to change that prejudice, we must dare to dream. The brave ones are the ones who dare to dream. And if you can dream it, you can do it. There's nothing more thrilling and exciting than knowing you are up to something so great it can change the way we think today. There's nothing more precious than knowing you're not alone.
That's why it's so important that we change today's society all together and united, because once we do that, we've already won. Why? Because we are society. We are the media, we are the news and we are the spotlight of everything that's happening. We make today the way it is and only we hold the power to change it.
A lot of people feel neglected because of how we are taught to treat different people. But the thing is no one thinks of how those people feel once we treat them the way we do. No one thinks of the consequences and what might happen to those people. I do. And sometimes that gets me in trouble or sometimes I am the one who gets neglected or mocked. But you know what? At least now I know how those people, who are treated like that on a daily basis, feel. I'm not perfect either, but at least I show some respect and consideration for all people, no matter who or what they are. Because at the end of the day our survival will depend on our mutual help. On our communication, devotion to who we are and our true selves. And I can guarantee you that we shall not survive as one if we still treat people like we do. The world is full of filthy prejudices based on some old books or simply the way we raise our children. But the problem with upbringing is that we live in today and by today's rules not in ancient circumstances when they were almost half less smarter and advantaged as we are today. That is just one of many reasons why we should stop defending those who are just afraid of embracing the whole community and start protecting those who really need our help.
But that subject alone wasn't what I was truly planning to write about. The thing is that those people who might not seem so bright on the outside or in school are not necessarily stupid or dumb. They simply don't show all their abilities in what they are given. They can be just anybody. A successful businessman, scientist, artist, creator... So many options and dreams but we only allow to dream those dreams to those kids who at first show some potential. But few people know the real potential sometimes shows later. It sucks how we just let those chances slip by.
I know we might never form a community as I wish, but I do wish at last younger people would start looking differently at each other. More humanly and more thoroughly. Because everyone's more than meets the eye, we just pretend we don't see it. Everyone's got that little sparkle inside of them, some just take a little bit more time or effort to let it ignite. And there's nothing wrong nor shameful in that. I think it's even courageous. What is truly shameful is how people refuse to see the good in other people. It's because of many factors: their prejudices or because of how the person looks, smells, dresses... Sadly how we label people by their looks and how we decide what we think of them before we even get the chance to know them. We all do that sometimes, I admit. But the most important thing we can do right now is to start doing less of that, step by step. And before we know it, we'll be the people we always dreamed we would be. We'll represent what our society should represent. Humanity.
Now that "each individual is special" thing is going to be the main subject here. What I really want to focus on is how we see and come across those prejudices and conflicts between emotional intelligence and IQ in schools, at work and probably also at home. Why I want to focus especially on that? Because I believe it happens repeatedly on a daily basis everywhere. It's inevitable. It's in our nature to have expectations towards other people. Same with gossip. We all talk of our friends, not necessarily bad stuff, behind their backs, but that doesn't make us traitors or fake friends, it makes us human. It's exactly the same thing with IQ. It's some sort of ideal put in society in advance that we hold onto so we label people or put them in categories. Well, let me tell you something: that's all wrong. Sure you've witnessed exercising the same prejudice in school, like how grades affect not only your future but also your personal life, like friends and such. I've experienced a lot of that lately, though I didn't take it personally I believe that actually happens a lot in school. Because we all do it. Someone has no clue at all when they have this oral exam you studied for really hard and you think all of this is piece of cake but your school-mate doesn't know shit and you automatically say he/she's dumb. Well that's a completely wrong way of dealing with that, but it's also the most natural and human reaction you can get.
So given that, it's basically really unfair judging a person by their abilities in school. Because from what I've learned so far, school doesn't test your intelligence, it tests your memory. I would be grateful for something so majestic called education if it was in any way pleasant at all. But sadly, it's all about getting it all in your head without slightest interest. And you know what happens to stuff you put in your head when you're not thinking about it? It disappears as soon as the exam is over. But wait a second: isn't school supposed to make you learn and remember something? Something valuable and useful so you can use that knowledge later in life? Surprise, surprise, that's where it gets a bit tricky, doesn't it?
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Sadly, that's not the case with all people. Some people are so deeply and thoroughly brainwashed that they're beyond help. Or so the majority believes. I belong to that group that still preserves hope no matter what. Any human can be saved by the dark temptations of becoming the worst selves they can be. To hate and to shut down all their humanity. Simply because it's easier that way. But we weren't made to do that. We were made to do what we do best. To love and be loved. To share the love to help make this world a better place. Even if it's just a dream. One of the greatest geniuses of our time, Albert Einstein, once said: "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." You see, it's not so complicated after all. Life isn't that serious at all. The sun rises, it sets. We only tend to complicate the process along the way. But like I said, even if it's just a dream to change that prejudice, we must dare to dream. The brave ones are the ones who dare to dream. And if you can dream it, you can do it. There's nothing more thrilling and exciting than knowing you are up to something so great it can change the way we think today. There's nothing more precious than knowing you're not alone.
That's why it's so important that we change today's society all together and united, because once we do that, we've already won. Why? Because we are society. We are the media, we are the news and we are the spotlight of everything that's happening. We make today the way it is and only we hold the power to change it.
A lot of people feel neglected because of how we are taught to treat different people. But the thing is no one thinks of how those people feel once we treat them the way we do. No one thinks of the consequences and what might happen to those people. I do. And sometimes that gets me in trouble or sometimes I am the one who gets neglected or mocked. But you know what? At least now I know how those people, who are treated like that on a daily basis, feel. I'm not perfect either, but at least I show some respect and consideration for all people, no matter who or what they are. Because at the end of the day our survival will depend on our mutual help. On our communication, devotion to who we are and our true selves. And I can guarantee you that we shall not survive as one if we still treat people like we do. The world is full of filthy prejudices based on some old books or simply the way we raise our children. But the problem with upbringing is that we live in today and by today's rules not in ancient circumstances when they were almost half less smarter and advantaged as we are today. That is just one of many reasons why we should stop defending those who are just afraid of embracing the whole community and start protecting those who really need our help.
But that subject alone wasn't what I was truly planning to write about. The thing is that those people who might not seem so bright on the outside or in school are not necessarily stupid or dumb. They simply don't show all their abilities in what they are given. They can be just anybody. A successful businessman, scientist, artist, creator... So many options and dreams but we only allow to dream those dreams to those kids who at first show some potential. But few people know the real potential sometimes shows later. It sucks how we just let those chances slip by.
I know we might never form a community as I wish, but I do wish at last younger people would start looking differently at each other. More humanly and more thoroughly. Because everyone's more than meets the eye, we just pretend we don't see it. Everyone's got that little sparkle inside of them, some just take a little bit more time or effort to let it ignite. And there's nothing wrong nor shameful in that. I think it's even courageous. What is truly shameful is how people refuse to see the good in other people. It's because of many factors: their prejudices or because of how the person looks, smells, dresses... Sadly how we label people by their looks and how we decide what we think of them before we even get the chance to know them. We all do that sometimes, I admit. But the most important thing we can do right now is to start doing less of that, step by step. And before we know it, we'll be the people we always dreamed we would be. We'll represent what our society should represent. Humanity.
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