How do I make others see the light?

Question

The human mind has so many boandries which I want to overcome. I have a friend who I belive is a hypocondriac. I am 15 years old, i think I am smarter then others because they never understand what I am saying, but I always understand them and see all their faults. This may be a result of puberty do to mental growth, but If i dont understand, I will never know.

my question is: this friend takes 10 hours to do his homework, while it takes me 2. can you enlighten me into the areas of socialy acceptiblility or guide me to some phycological "blog"

Thank You

I understand why some may be very prejudice of what I am saying, have in mind, this person is my best friend.
I belive all he realy has is ADD, which is a very taboo subject. The reson I am asking is because his mother won't let him do anything untill hes done with his homework, I help him, but he has to learn on his own some time.

This may come off as mean, but he does have some growth dissorder, I accept him for who he is I have for 4 years. he is also 15 and I am just asking questions about life. i just want to know what others think about others, some of your answers have helped a lot, Thanks.

Answer 1

Trust me, it's pretty common for kids to think they're brainier than everyone else - and you're probably not.

Just because someone doesn't understand what you're saying doesn't make you smart. A smart person doesn't have to talk big to come across as intelligent. In fact, it shows you as unintelligent - because you're not smart enough to share your ideas properly! The reason for talking is to communicate, and you're not doing it right.

Homework is no indication of intelligence. It can take me ages to do homework, but it's only because I don't sit down and do it straight. If you calculated how much she sits down and actually /does/ her homework; instead of daydreaming, playing video games, and more, it might turn out she takes even less time than you do!

People who think they're special rarely are, and it's those that admit that they're not that become special.

If you were so smart, you would have been pushed ahead in school by now.

Answer 2

I know exactly what you are talking about.I was the same way when I was 15 years old,and I still feel the same today.It makes it seem as if your the only person in your town,for the simple fact that you understand most things that others can't grasp.Maybe it's because other people may have mental disabilities,and you have a gift to continue to learn more than anything.Other people are at that slow rate.If your friend takes ten hours to do his homework,he is either slacking off and did not pay much attention,or maybe he needs help from someone else.If you want to really show people the light,you must brake your vocabulary into the simplest form as possible,then once these people are learning from your step by step knowledge,and once you feel they are ready to learn more,then start working your way up so that these people can see the light.Rome was not build in a day,so it is not going to take you a day to get what you want accomplished.No one is perfect,but each time we try to be perfect,we become better people,and with in that we learn something every day,even if we don't realize it when it spits on our shoe, when walking down the street in our neighborhood.Believe me I won't lie to you about what I have written.,because I have made this notion part of my life and it works.You should try to do it yourself,it's going to make you proud.You sound like a very smart young man,don't let hard work and knowledge go to waste.You couldn't have said it better,the human mind has so many boandries.But it is up to you to cross over it to make it straight.The human mind is like the biggest muscle,if you learn how to use it with the proper intensity
and channel it the human mind the right way,you will be able to absorb never ending knowledge for the rest of your life.That isn't to say that you will receive knowledge instantly,but hard work and constant studying will give you all the knowledge you could ever want.You can't make people see the light,but you can help direct people in seeing the light with your knowledge.It always starts with a lecture,some people may not like it, but believe me many people will want to hear what you have to say,and they will respect you for it. But if they don't want to see the light then that's their lost not yours,at least you have understand most things others can't. I hope this answered your questions,and the questions you asked were very very interesting.I was hoping to meet someone who has some of the the same similarities like me.Fare well for now my friend.

Answer 3

Honestly it takes people soo long what I can do in a few hours, so here is the thing to do.... You can't change people but you can guide them and teach them how to do things faster and understand things. Your friend is different from you because it takes him longer to process things and understand it, each individual is different from one another as a child you probably were taught many things and your parents infused your mind with knowledge and undrestanding. When you are a child, the first few years are always important because that marks your learning and understanding. Your parents were more active in your life to teach you things, as maybe his werent? If not that just some humens in general lack some common sense, or maybe his left side of the brain is not as strong as his right side. So while there are things that you excel at, there may be things he excels at as well.

So to sum it all up for you, be patient with your peers. You are just a tad smarter than them dont let that get to your head though because if you stop learning you will not be smarter in the future. Use your knowledge as a key and help others out with it. If your friends are struggeling then just helped them out calmly with out getting irrated because they aren't as smart. If you put some time and effort and tutor your friend then you will be amazed of the results. Also let him borrow some of your books(I know you have some because you say you are intelligent) so get them to read because the more you read the more you know. Doesn't matter what kind of books either. I hope I answered your question fully.


P.S I HAD TO WRITE THIS BECAUSE I JUST READ SOME OF THE REPLIES, HONESTLY PEOPLE IF YOU GUYS CLAIM TO BE SOOO SMART YOU WOULD KNOW NOT TO INSULT SOMEONE THAT IS 15 YEARS OLD AND IS IN PROGRESS OF LEARNING NEW THINGS AND BECOMING INTELLIGENT! SHOWS HOW SMART PEOPLE ARE NOW A DAYS CUDDOS!

Answer 4

You might start with learning the tools and techniques of writing your missives to the masses in standard English.

A dictionary is always a good investment, if you are trying to communicate your thoughts clearly.

Additionally, Carl Sagan, the noted American astronomer, was a great mind.

He achieved this greatness because he was able to tell his less educated audience complex things that he knew, in a language that they could understand easily.

He thus helped to make many others "smart", at least in regards to astronomy.

Good luck.

Answer 5

In short, you can't 'make" anyone "see" anything. All you can do is, improve your own sight, and sometimes one cannot even do that.
It is far easier to see faults in others than to see them in oneself. Howver, usually the faults that appear most visible in others are also one's own most prominent faults.
If others don't understand what you are saying, this doesn't necessarily mean you are smarter than they are; it may also mean that you don't express yourself as well. Your spelling and grammar indicate that you may well have problems expressing yourself, and this is something that you could perhaps work on, rather than worrying about others' faults or lack of intelligence. If you're operating on a different "wavelength" than most people it can take some effort to express yourself in terms that others can understand, but unless you are severely disabled, it can usually be accomplished to some degree.
It sounds like you may have Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form of autism characterised by difficulty in socialization and sensory integration, often in connection with high intelligence. Try searching on Asperger's Syndrome and it may give you some sites to help you understand yourself and others.
It is not of any concern of yours how long it takes your friend to do his homework, or whether or not he may be hypochondriac. Instead, it is your priority to learn to manage best with the body and brain that you've been given.
Good luck!
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I have a high IQ also, and when I was a kid I was very conscious of the fact that I seemed to learn certain things in school more quickly and deeply than most people. I felt superior, even though I was socially inept. This feeling of superiority made me suffer even more, and also made others around me suffer. I have since come to realise that the whole world is my teacher, and even the most unlikely person or situation can teach me something. Thus I respect everyone as my teacher, even those who are slow have something to teach me. I learn a lot more about life that way. I no longer suffer from a painful feeling of superiority to others, and those around me no longer find me insufferable. But it's taken me 51 years to get this far.

Answer 6

It's very hard...Don't mind them too much. Just try to reasonably fit in. 15 is probably the smartest age. People usually stay the way they were at 15 their whole life. They just get a little slower n narrow minded I guess.Don't impose things on others, just do what's RIGHT.

Answer 7

You may have to simply show "the light", your light, to them. You may simply iteratively redundantly have to go on preaching telling them what the light is, and showing them your own instances of light. But you may also have to do it in a way that is pleasant, even bright and seducing, to them. Otherwise they will not accept. Otherwise they may call you a would-be impostor.

You may be very happy about yourself for being so clever and so go on increasing your own cleverness. I think it is in the holy teleological scope of nature to increase the cleverness of her creatures.

In our social behavior we may have to be condescendent towards others, we may have to be good, we may have to be methodical in a pleasant way, we may have to be fair. To do this in a reasonable way we may have to select these concepts and so try to find out what they really are about, why it is good to be good, why it is good to be condescendent, why it is fair to be fair.

It's the beginnings of a strategic adventure that may well end up being really really great. Good luck!

Answer 8

Boy are you Pompous. You can't make everyone like you. No one is perfect and you shouldn't assume that you have no perfections and therefore are better or smarter than anyone. NO One is perfect or smartest or best. Everyone has flaws as do you. You are in fact showing your major flaw of judging others in comparison of your knowledge. I'm sure you'll get a lot of angry answers...LOL.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Great question actually, I'll send u mail about!
just about how do u make the others see the light:
Be always the light source, or turn on a suitable light, when they are opening their eyes!
regards baby!