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Date Posted: 07:36:37 11/11/02 Mon
Author: SpiritWind
Subject: Re: Intelligence Vs. Love
In reply to: Maize 's message, "Intelligence Vs. Love" on 06:48:42 11/11/02 Mon


Maize,
First let me say that I did not find this post to be offensive at all. I found this to be though provoking, and I appreciate that. Reading the few posts here from you, I feel that you are intelligent, and you are capable of much love.
(Please keep in mind that the following is my opinion only and not supported by scientific evidence :-) )

Intelligence is more than just knowledge. There are different types of intelligence. There is the book intelligence, we learn from schooling. Then there is the inner intelligence, which I feel you have. You are aware of those around you, aware of your inner feelings and most of all aware of yourself. The people who are searching for this in books, will most likely not find that. I personally feel that loving all is the highest intelligence that one can achieve. The vision that you had last night, was showing you just this (in my opinion). I feel that you were shown this, because you were questioning yourself. You were shown that spiritual intelligence is much different than book intelligence. I feel you posses the spiritual intelligence.
You have brought out many strong points with the intelligence vs. Love issue, that I do agree with. Where has the high intelligence gotten us. Yes, we can visit the moon, we can split the atom (and cause much destruction with that also). Then we can get on the issue with past intelligence. I am always amazed when I look at the pyramids, or the drawings on sides of mountains that can only be seen from the sky. In my opinion, that is intelligent. To do that without any technology, to me is mind blowing. Are we as a society really getting more intelligent?
Yes, to make it now a days we need some intelligence. We have to know how to read and write. We have to know how to count money. However, intelligence doesn't stop there. We need to know compassion for others, we also need to be able to love without condition...this is where we lack in intelligence (not all, but most.

I want to thank you for posting this, I enjoy reading your posts, and love how they make me take time to think. Thank you also for sharing your vision, to me it just strengthened my belief.

Blessings,
SpiritWind

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[> [> Re: Intelligence Vs. Love -- QUITTNER, 12:46:29 11/12/02 Tue

As I see it, while we are still in our present bodies we can/should use the intelligence we have to advance ourselves spiritually and materially, leading to not only helping ourselves and our families, but also, if possible, to helping others.
..... Applying love is best when there is reciprocity, and living in a community in which, if possible, all love and help one another is preferable to living a life of dog-eat-dog highly competitive materialism. But many haven't got a choice, and if they have/had it they may not know how to apply properly the love they feel/felt for others.
..... There are very many denominations/versions of very many religions all over this planet, and they may point a way; but is it the RIGHT way?


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