Intellegence is relative. People with high IQ's may or may not have successful lives. There is also EQ (emotional quotient). People assume that simply because one person is successful in one area of their lives, that they'd be successful in other areas, but this is a false belief. The reality is you can be a genuis and a starving artist, with bad relationships. Brilliance of living surpassing Intellegence levels, and is IMHO a very abstract reality.
In short, people with high IQ's don't really think any differently than anyone else. They have just learned different things that can be measured by a test. Whereas there are others who learn unmeasurable qualities, qualities that can only be seen in day to day functions and lifestyle choices. This is the profound difference between street smarts and book smarts.
*You might be able to read all the books in your library, but if you have no one to read them with or to, why read them at all?
Another similar quote I heard on a t.v. show:
*You might be able to know the names of all the states... but have you ever seen the sun rise in Montanna?
*I'm beginning to learn that intellegence is completely relative, and cannot fully ever be accurately measured by a test. You can only learn what the test measures... but these tests don't test you on your overall ability to live your life productively. It may irk some professionals, but once they get down to the core of it, and examine it truthfully, they'll have to understand that tests are meaningless in the grand-scheme of everything you'll ever experience in your life.
(Before you argue with me... yes I know that these tests are a part of your life experience, but they are not the deciding factor of who you are and what you are about, and should not be treated as such.)
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