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Hi Alexicus

welcome to the nexus.
I find your statements a bit contradictory and wanted to comment on the first. Things like intelligence and wisdom are hard to measure and hard to judge. A lot of times they are situation-dependant. Someone can behave intelligent in one instant and in the next completely stupid. Someone can make very wise statements but act completely reckless in the next moment, in a situation in which he/she has no experience for example. I wouldn't even consider myself wiser than an ant or a rock. My applied intelligence may be larger, but even that is dependant on the area of application. Solving differential equations or facing life's challanges with dignity and optimism... these are two different things that both require intelligence and experience, and one may be versed in one area but have no clue of the other.

While I guess it's natural for us to try to compare each other to see who's higher up the ladder, I find it also harmfull in many instances, such as here... Whom does it serve to know who is more developed, more wise or whatnot? This observation that you make, why is it important to you?

We each learn and develope at our own pace. No one can force us to take the next step, because no one knows where we need to go. We are complex beings and the lessons life presents us with aren't the same for everyone. In the sense of spiritual advancement I don't think we can easily determine who has accumulated more wisdom.

As for changing the world... I'm sure we'd all like to, but again this is a complex world we live in and if it were in my hands for example, I'm not sure I'd do a better job than what's going on now. Probably not. And so far I haven't met anyone who would either. On the other hand, I think if we all took a little more responsability, little by little the world would turn into something better. But of course this is never easy. It often seems like an ominous THEY is keeping us from actually doing anything worthwhile. Perhaps this is our great spiritual challenge as a race - to overcome this feeling of disempowerment.

anyway. wish you well.
cheers

<blockquote data-quote="Enoon" data-source="post: 3535285" data-attributes="member: 5949">Hi Alexicuswelcome to the nexus.I find your statements a bit contradictory and wanted to comment on the first. Things like intelligence and wisdom are hard to measure and hard to judge. A lot of times they are situation-dependant. Someone can behave intelligent in one instant and in the next completely stupid. Someone can make very wise statements but act completely reckless in the next moment, in a situation in which he/she has no experience for example. I wouldn&#039;t even consider myself wiser than an ant or a rock. My applied intelligence may be larger, but even that is dependant on the area of application. Solving differential equations or facing life&#039;s challanges with dignity and optimism... these are two different things that both require intelligence and experience, and one may be versed in one area but have no clue of the other.While I guess it&#039;s natural for us to try to compare each other to see who&#039;s higher up the ladder, I find it also harmfull in many instances, such as here... Whom does it serve to know who is more developed, more wise or whatnot? This observation that you make, why is it important to you? We each learn and develope at our own pace. No one can force us to take the next step, because no one knows where we need to go. We are complex beings and the lessons life presents us with aren&#039;t the same for everyone. In the sense of spiritual advancement I don&#039;t think we can easily determine who has accumulated more wisdom. As for changing the world... I&#039;m sure we&#039;d all like to, but again this is a complex world we live in and if it were in my hands for example, I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d do a better job than what&#039;s going on now. Probably not. And so far I haven&#039;t met anyone who would either. On the other hand, I think if we all took a little more responsability, little by little the world would turn into something better. But of course this is never easy. It often seems like an ominous THEY is keeping us from actually doing anything worthwhile. Perhaps this is our great spiritual challenge as a race - to overcome this feeling of disempowerment. anyway. wish you well.cheers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Enoon, post: 3535285, member: 5949"] Hi Alexicus welcome to the nexus. I find your statements a bit contradictory and wanted to comment on the first. Things like intelligence and wisdom are hard to measure and hard to judge. A lot of times they are situation-dependant. Someone can behave intelligent in one instant and in the next completely stupid. Someone can make very wise statements but act completely reckless in the next moment, in a situation in which he/she has no experience for example. I wouldn't even consider myself wiser than an ant or a rock. My applied intelligence may be larger, but even that is dependant on the area of application. Solving differential equations or facing life's challanges with dignity and optimism... these are two different things that both require intelligence and experience, and one may be versed in one area but have no clue of the other. While I guess it's natural for us to try to compare each other to see who's higher up the ladder, I find it also harmfull in many instances, such as here... Whom does it serve to know who is more developed, more wise or whatnot? This observation that you make, why is it important to you? We each learn and develope at our own pace. No one can force us to take the next step, because no one knows where we need to go. We are complex beings and the lessons life presents us with aren't the same for everyone. In the sense of spiritual advancement I don't think we can easily determine who has accumulated more wisdom. As for changing the world... I'm sure we'd all like to, but again this is a complex world we live in and if it were in my hands for example, I'm not sure I'd do a better job than what's going on now. Probably not. And so far I haven't met anyone who would either. On the other hand, I think if we all took a little more responsability, little by little the world would turn into something better. But of course this is never easy. It often seems like an ominous THEY is keeping us from actually doing anything worthwhile. Perhaps this is our great spiritual challenge as a race - to overcome this feeling of disempowerment. anyway. wish you well. cheers [/QUOTE]