"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
I was searching through the internet for god knows what... and came across this quote. It made me think...made me wonder...I am a believer of this phrase. So often I hear words come out of a persons mouth... but yet they do nothing to me inside. Intelligence to me is when you can make me stop and think...cause me to view your perspective...maybe accept your perspective...make me question my own reasoning...dig deeper into my own thoughts...that to me is intelligent. An intelligent person can do those things to me by the words they speak, without them trying to make me do those things....make sense? There is no effort to being intelligent. You're not trying to get a point across...you're just being/speaking who you are and what you know.
You can speak, but say nothing.
Intelligence comes from the heart...from within. You cannot teach intelligence. Intelligence comes from one's mouth because of experience, being, learning, feeling and accepting. Wisdom and intelligence flow from the same tree. You ever read the serenity prayer?
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
He who spoke this prayer was intelligent. It's easy to distinguish intelligence from being smart, creative or manipulative. Intelligence comes naturally. There are many smart, but dumb people in the world. Ya feel me? Creativity can be expressed in many ways besides speaking. Usually the creative person communicates in every way EXCEPT speaking; hence art, music, writing, dance...they have a way of telling without using words. A manipulator uses word-play...you know...takes what you say and twists it to work in their favor...or use someone elses words to accomplish an agenda; smart, creative, but not intelligent.--Reinhold Niebuhr
Intelligence has meaning...flavor...leaves a distinguished mark. Pure. It's rare...but memorable. Imagine your great grandmom just talking...you listen as she speaks, but there's something different about what she is saying...you're drawn in...almost mesmerized...as she rocks in her chair, smiles and speaks. Intelligence. You hope to possess it.
Pay attention the next time somebody talks to you. Do you hear what they are saying? How do you feel? Would you acknowledge that person as intelligent? How will you know if they are? You will know...you will know...and you will never forget that moment.
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