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[Veca]

Something some of you may find fascinating. It shows how we can never fully understand the complexities of the human brain. To try to judge people can be foolhardy....



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[Veca]

:uh: Posted this last night and I see no one found it intersting...
The reason I posted the story instead of just reading it as I usually do is because we too have our own resident genius who is a little different and I thought the story may open some eyes to the fact that the smarter a person is in one field, the stranger or lacking they are in the everyday mundane areas.
Every "genius" I have ever read about had "quirks". I don't remember one being "normal".....
So read and understand... :tu:
(Any problems with spelling is compliments of one old drooling cat in my lap!!)

[Reb]

I read it. Though it interesting but not having anything intellegent to say about it I didn't say anything.

[Barmy Army]

I read it Veca and it's an interesting article.

There is loads of conditions that as medical awareness and technology progresses people are able to understand the characteristics & attitudes of people that may have been perseved as different and disturbed.

I have a mild form of a condition called scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and I was amazed to learn while watching a tv documentry a few years ago about Ancient Egypt that King Tutankhamen had scoliosis. I know this doesn't really anything to do with the topic at hand but we as a society are always learning as we move with the technolgy & people's attitudes are slowly changing. What someone had orginal thought as mad quirks in Michaelangelo character are now attributed to autism, how many people on the world right now are misunderstood and will one day be seen as their true self.

We all have our strengths and weaknesses and are all genius's in our own right. It would be boring and unfair if we all were brilliant at the same thing.


Errrrr maybe I should have kept my yap shut

[Baltic Gal]

Hemmingway got nothing but D's and F's in his English classes, but went on to become one of America's greatest writers. The same can be said for F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Einstein did so badly in grade and high school that he was told he would never amount to anything. He was told to get some nice simple job and not even dream of going on to higher education. He couldn't boil water or match his socks. Can you imagine what the world would be like if he had listen to those early teachers?

[Veca]

I see my job is done. To enlighten even one is a job well done!! That is just the point, we need to look beyond the superficial facade and look to what lies behind it, that is where the beauty lies!!!

[Veca]

:bbn: :bbn: :bbn: :bbn: I should have titled the thread....PJitis.....in honor of our resident genius who is giving me all the gray hair I can handle.. :uh:

[Jennifer1515]

Baltic...
did you know that Einstein didnt wear socks...
he thought that they were usless...and that shoes were to keep you feet warm...why wear socks...

[Reb]

Why does PJitis make me think of someone having an aversion to wearing pajamas?

[Veca]

Jarren, one version has it that Einstein didn't wear socks because he couldn't match the colors. I believe with him, both stories could be true.

:drool: Ah, Reb dear.....I think it may be because you know who I am talking about and I doubt the boy would remember to put on and take off pj's....