Friday 8 April 2016

Intellectual tolerance...

When you work or share table with someone so quick with sensible reactions to issues, no matter how academically unpapered you think he is, and especially on issues requiring quick, sensible and realistic considerations rather than your:

*Scratches Head* "Well, we guess! No, we don't know but, we're thinking it is, well yeah, because the 'con-sultant' said so..."

Best thing is to appreciate this person, knowing that his is a gift which if utilised, everyone will achieve more. Don't just pass judgment that he's trying to demonstrate prowess that doesn't exist within him.

As for you that is this endowed, don't be a lone wolf, and don't take the gift for an opportunity to assume superiority or to treat others as if they don't matter, or as if nothing can work without your consent. Your only advantage is your rapid intellectual and deliberative capacity. And in as much as it is a rare privilege, it is not a monopoly. I thought I should pen that.

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