Reflections

– About giving advice to a person with a serious disease
– About a broader notion of intelligence
– About hiding weaknesses
About giving advice to a person with a serious disease

My advice would be to concentrate on things the disability doesn’t prevent from carrying out well, and don’t regret the things the disability interferes with. Not to be spiritually disabled as well as physically.

Stephen Hawking, famous physicist affected with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

About a broader notion of intelligence

Today there is the notion that intelligence includes abilities in the sphere of emotions, motivation, interpersonal skills in complex and diverse situations. The consensus is that these abilities, which in the past were not considered to be a part of intelligence, might boost intellectual development as they cooperate in the daily challenge of facing complex situations and encountering original situations.

Facundo Manes

About hiding weaknesses

As a young man, I combined all the weaknesses, errors and indiscretions of a country boy, whose range of vision and experience was influenced mainly by events in the area in which I grew up and the schools to which I was sent. I relied on arrogance to hide my weaknesses.

Nelson Mandela