Intelligent and Intellect

Intelligent and Intellect...

And then you pop up saying how could an idiot ever even think of trying to identify each by its tails. It was all a blessing in disguise today at one of the lectures when he shook me up and made me start thinking about intellect and intelligence.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines intellect as "a person possesing a great capacity for thought and knowledge". Garnering knowledge is undoubtedly the presence of thought more than compulsion and inevitably important; but is that enough to make a person think in a way which is seemingly new. I mean, there s no use to that knowledge if not executed in a creative manner. After all, bad knowledge or a little knowledge if practiced over and over again provides scope for ignorance, rigidity and compulsion, and no end in sight. I am sure even you will agree with the above statement with real life examples in several fields of politics, education and what not!!
However, the dictionary defines intelligent as, “displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought, or good judgment". Using common sense and rationality to solve a particular situation, keeping in mind all other factors is intelligent or in other words "smart". Reason, judgment, common sense and accurate information combine to make sound thought – and over time with experience, wisdom.

The fact that i am trying to drive home is that execution if knowledge depends on both the true/honest knowledge and the facts, both of which has to be honest at the same time. The application that follows should be subject to feedbacks. This is the wisdom of life.

But, what the hell.. why make things so complicated... Its better doing nothing.. nothing is easier than doing anything at all... :D