Sublime

Intelligence gives our inquiry the capacity to modulate itself according to the particulars of the situation. Sometimes you recognize the need for a great deal of determination, a lot of power and will, to penetrate through a certain manifestation, for there might be a stubborn inertia or fear. Or perhaps the situation can become so subtle that you

Mental flexibility, critical thinking, the ability to reflexively see yourself think and adjust given incomplete information—these are the things that make a person intelligent.

J’ai trouvé élégante la manière dont elle définit ce concept : « un état qui révèle les capacités ». Prenons l’exemple des footballeurs. Ils savent lire les mouvements, se placer et marquer. Dans ce contexte, ils sont dans un état d’intelligence. Ainsi, il n’y aurait pas d’individus « intelligents » ou non. Il y aurait simplement ceux qui accèdent

the ultimate form of intelligence is the intelligence of life itself. It’s the intelligence of the oneness with all beings, biological and silicon-based alike. It is the intelligence of consuming only what we need and believing that the universe will always provide. It’s the intelligence of nourishing life to find its ultimate purpose – living.

You may not have Einstein’s mind, but compared to any other living thing on Earth, your mind is brilliant. The question is not whether your mind is brilliant; the question is what are you doing with that brilliance?