Being intelligent is not something we acquire because we went to school, school only helps retain and enlighten you more. Sometimes, the most intelligent persons in class are not so because they read more than every other person but because it's inbuilt and has already been there.
Being Brilliant and intelligent are two different things. A brilliant persons is capable of solving Mathematics but an intelligent person is capable of solving Life-mathics. Intelligent people are very smart set of persons who find it easy to understand situations faster and especially when they are Interested and put their heart to it. A typical example of school is not Intelligence is Bill Gates the founder of the largest personal computer software company today dropped out of Havard to focus on his passion and today, is one of the richest humans on earth. School didn't actually make him who he is.
Don't get me wrong, going to school is very important as I'm even a student and education helps to brighten ones idea and to acquire more knowledge and as we all know that knowledge is wide and never ends so there is more to learn in school from teachers and fellow students but most of what we learn in school does not apply to life matters. We do not need to go to school to be intelligent, when you see an intelligent person, you will recognize them by their act because they will always be outstanding with everything they do.
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I have course mates who never attend lectures as I do but when it's time for exams, they come out with very good results. This made me realize that being being Brilliant and intelligent are two different things and the reason these students find it easy is because they find it ve y easy to understand without much effort.
An intelligent person is capable of going further than what the lecturer has explained because they love to acquire wider knowledge unlike one who is brilliant who may keep depending on what the lecturer has explained.
All I'm trying to point out is that, being intelligent has nothing to do with school even if school adds to your knowledge, being intelligent is a blessing that few persons have been opportune d to acquire.
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