No-one is a Genius

Blame me for being crazy, I do keep getting these rather disturbing, abstract thoughts every now and then.

Given my love for writing, it is but natural that I store these reminiscenses somewhere safely.

The latest of these dramatic thoughts led me to the conclusion that the oft-repeated word ‘genius’ has no absolute meaning.

People’s perspectives of the word vary, more often than not, according to their inner-most heartfelt desires.

[ For example, I am a person who believes that a 'true teacher' is a genius.

By a 'true teacher', I mean one who can spot and tap potential even in people who are perceived to be dumb by the world.

One who can inspire anybody to realize their dreams. One who sees potential ineverybody.

One such person was the deeply spiritual and tremendously inspirational Swami Vivekananda ]

Readers can quite guess that my perception of genius is driven by my inner-most desires –  of being a teacher myself – of helping people out.

And again, someone else might think, “Who the hell is this Swami Vivek-who-ever??”

Bill Gates might be ‘genius’ material for him. Assuming he is an aspiring computer-geek turned businessman.

Poor Bill might not be a genius so much to Paul Allen, say.

To conclude, there is no one who can be decided as a genius by everyone in the world.

Perceptions, though possibly naive, are never absolute.

P.S :

I am not finished as yet with my thoughts on ‘genius’.

I will save these for my next post, because they explore a different line of thought and thereby demand separate space.

~ by jumpindolphin on December 6, 2008.