Society judges people by their perceived I.Q. Are they smart enough to speak with authority?
Communication and I.Q. do not go hand in hand. In fact, the highly intelligent often find it difficult, nearly impossible, to communicate with average people. What is glaringly obvious, and therefore omitted, by the intelligent, often is not even perceived by the average.
Exceptional intelligence can be both a curse and a blessing. It nearly always results in some degree of isolation, lots of introspection, and, depending on degree, paralysis due to over analysis.
Intelligent persons know what they know, know what they know is suspect, and perceive, conceptionally, at least some of what they don’t know. The vastness of their ignorance is not lost on them. In fact, it often overwhelms them. To be intelligent exposes the insignificance of one’s very existence.
Pair this with being a bit of a social outcast. The life of the high I.Q. can be far less than satisfying. Achievements, both financial and emotionally can be quite small, if they even exist. Often, the high I.Q. will be altruistic in nature, giving far more than they ever receive, yet benefiting neither themselves, or others.
Playing the game, coloring inside the lines, obeying the rules, are not part of how the intelligent function. They see life differently, they understand the depths of interactions, they understand consequences before there are consequences. But, they are nearly always dismissed by ‘those in power’.
The struggle is real, it sets you apart, at times it makes you feel like an animal in the zoo. Yet, try as you may, fitting in is not within your power. You bore easily, you prefer solitude, or companionship of few trusted individuals that ‘get you’.
