Honestly, I have been to the point where I just had to force myself to go through the motions for the kids. Don't know how I kept going even at that.
Anyone who can help someone going through that pain is a blessing from God.
These things are what we are here for.
Anyone who can help someone going through that pain is a blessing from God.
These things are what we are here for.
Being constantly nice and having empathy does take a significant amount of certain types of intellect.
People often think that book learning is the only type of intelligence. That is very wrong.
Book learning most often uses a form of intelligence called "Lower Order" thinking
People often think that book learning is the only type of intelligence. That is very wrong.
Book learning most often uses a form of intelligence called "Lower Order" thinking
There also are higher order thinking skills and emotional intelligence.
Not talking about just being soft spoken, being emotionally stable and truly being able to have real compassion and patience takes a lot more than people realize.
Many who focus a lot on one type of learning
Not talking about just being soft spoken, being emotionally stable and truly being able to have real compassion and patience takes a lot more than people realize.
Many who focus a lot on one type of learning
do not have time or often the realization to keep balance in other areas of life as well. We take great achievements in one area to boost our perception of our own knowledge, and ignore the vast amounts of knowledge we learn when trying to be a good human.
In no way, shape, or form will a mean and spiteful intellectual beat out a truly kind and loving regular person. Learning is good, but the first thing we need to learn is how to be a good and wise human. Any achievement in school cannot make up for being a bad human.
