Notice it doesn’t say ”…and who doesn’t tell people they are…”. It only refers to them knowing they are.
The question behind the question is, of course, How do you define genius? The next question is, Do you know any? If so, How do you know they are? That sort of puts the abstract definition to the test.
The final question is, What is the value to the world of the genius?
Quote by Stanislaw Lec.
“A man who is a genius and doesn’t know it, probably isn’t.”
“The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be their boss.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Those who know always resent those who why, unless they know how they got their whyledge (just made that up and trademarked it!) and enroll in the School of Why to get some themselves.
I looked into it and the B.Y., M.Y. and Y.D. degrees takes between 1 milisecond and 110 years to complete, depending on why (and how) the person is learning. There is no charge for classes, you can take them anywhere, anytime.
“Sometimes you’re blinded by the very thing you need to see.” – Mary Chapin Carpenter
I love this line from the song ‘The Last Word’ by Mary Chapin-Carpenter. What it really seems to say is that you see what you want to see; infatuated love, the possibility of wealth, the dreams of fame, and seeing those things blind you to seeing the emotional desperation, the selfish greed, or the empty loneliness that might come along with those things.
Desire often begets blindness. Where are your blind spots?
“If we had no winter spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Ann Bradstreet
Remember, whatever it is you are going through, whether a cold day, cold marriage, or cold job hunt, you can rest assured it will change. Sometimes you need to do the change to make it happen, sometimes you need to just sit and let the change happen to you. Either way, there are lessons and ideas and growth for you in it all. And there is the opportunity to share those lessons with others and help them grow as well.
“The test of a religion is the number of things it can explain.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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