A Beautiful Entry
Today, we learned that Skreyola's office still has a floor!
I watched A Beautiful Mind last night. It was a fascinating and excellently constructed movie.
Geniuses look at things and see something no one else does. This is probably why the genius is fascinated by the extremely simple, the extremely abstract, and very little in between. One unfortunate part of being a genius is that while people may appreciate the practical applications of brilliant ideas, a genius can find almost no one with whom he or she can relate on an intellectual level.
I will not now claim to be a genius, but I can relate to that facet. I know very few people who can relate to me on certain levels. I know very few people with whom I can discuss my thoughts and expect to be understood.
Some people think no one can ever understand another person. I disagree. One can, with sustained effort, understand another person, but it does require a substantial effort. As to unpredictability in someone one understands, it stems from experiences not shared. Once those experiences are communicated, a person can integrate the effects of the experiences and once again have a very complete understanding of the other person.
Because of these two factors, very few people understand another person: Either the person has not put forth a great enough effort for a long enough period, or there is inadequate communication between the person and another. Reticence on the part of the observed person does fall under the observer's level of effort; it must be adjusted for, included in the equation for compensation, and accomodated.
We don't understand others because we do not try. We are too heavily invested in ourselves. Therefore, a Christian, who already must understand selflessness, has an advantage over other persons in any attempt to understand other people.
Well. I certainly didn't begin this entry with the aim to be so profound as I have. I'll leave my entry as it is and leave you, dear readers, to your contemplation of it.
I watched A Beautiful Mind last night. It was a fascinating and excellently constructed movie.
Geniuses look at things and see something no one else does. This is probably why the genius is fascinated by the extremely simple, the extremely abstract, and very little in between. One unfortunate part of being a genius is that while people may appreciate the practical applications of brilliant ideas, a genius can find almost no one with whom he or she can relate on an intellectual level.
I will not now claim to be a genius, but I can relate to that facet. I know very few people who can relate to me on certain levels. I know very few people with whom I can discuss my thoughts and expect to be understood.
Some people think no one can ever understand another person. I disagree. One can, with sustained effort, understand another person, but it does require a substantial effort. As to unpredictability in someone one understands, it stems from experiences not shared. Once those experiences are communicated, a person can integrate the effects of the experiences and once again have a very complete understanding of the other person.
Because of these two factors, very few people understand another person: Either the person has not put forth a great enough effort for a long enough period, or there is inadequate communication between the person and another. Reticence on the part of the observed person does fall under the observer's level of effort; it must be adjusted for, included in the equation for compensation, and accomodated.
We don't understand others because we do not try. We are too heavily invested in ourselves. Therefore, a Christian, who already must understand selflessness, has an advantage over other persons in any attempt to understand other people.
Well. I certainly didn't begin this entry with the aim to be so profound as I have. I'll leave my entry as it is and leave you, dear readers, to your contemplation of it.