Define intelligence.
What is intelligence? Is it really the “manifestation of a high mental capacity?” as written in the dictionaries? Is it the ” knowledge of an event, circumstance or information?” or just simply the “the faculty of understanding?” Dont ask me the meaning of intelligence at this point cos I might end up google-ing the answers for you. I dont really have a concrete definition of intelligence as what philosophers or scientists may define it, but I believe that the answer is not simply about mental capacity.
I do not believe that intelligence is only about the capacity to learn, to reason or to understand. Intelligence, as what I believe, is complex and tangled. It is something humans cannot define neither in a single nor in compound sentences. Fortunately, we have the idea of “multiple intelligence”. We all know or should know that the 8 intelligences are Linguistic intelligence, Logical-mathematical intelligence, Spatial intelligence, Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence, Musical intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence and Naturalist intelligence.
In this world, the interaction between people is really important. I believe that we should make a move to improve our intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligences. We should know how interact with each other properly to avoid situations we dont like. However, like what philosophers have said, it is possible that not all of these intelligences are present in one person. So what are we going to do if somebody lacks the (what I believe) the most important intelligence in this life? -the interpersonal intelligence?
Do you think that if a person love to make a fuss out of something, brag themselves and make you (or perhaps regard you) like a complete idiot, lacks this interpersonal intelligence? Or should I say that the person just simply needs to sharpen what he/she’ve got and learn how to interact properly?
I know that this post is too vague for you to figure out what I am trying to say but I think this is the best thing I can do to refrain my self from bluntly saying unneccesarry and hurtful words. Misunderstanding? I dont know. But I really hate it when my friend turns into a whole new person I cant seem to understand.
Add comment May 16, 2009
Wag ka na magworry dyan. Diba nga gaya ng comment ko sayo.. 10 parin ang daliri ko sa paa, ganun rin sa kamay. 2 parin ang mata at tenga ko. 1 pa rin ang bibig at ilong ko. At syempre.. bulol pa rin ako. Haha. Mis na mis ko na kayo ni bea. Alam mo ba yun? Hay. Kung alam nyo lang. Mis ko na ung mga gala natin. Mis ko na ung mga kulitan natin tska ung stop over namin dyan sa bahay nyo o kaya naman dun sa bahay namin. Mis ko na un. Mis ko na lahat. Pero ok lang yan.. madali naman lumipas ung panahon diba? Madali naman tayo tumanda. Siguro pag uugod ugod na tayo makikita ko na kayo. Payabangan nalang tayo ng pustiso. Haha. Ikaw din bea. Alam kong nagbabasa ka ngayon. Mis na rin kta lalo na ung mga kulitan natin sa jeep (remember, pinagchi-chismisan natin si lara pag nakababa na sya? -joke lang lara! haha) Mis ko na ung lahat sa inyo. LAHAT. 