The Measure Of Intelligence Is The Ability To Change
Updated: Aug 10, 2020
The brain is described as the most powerful thing on the planet - not
bombs, missiles or other weaponry but the human brain. But its
mysteries have not been completely unravelled. In layman terms, the
power of our brain is known as intelligence.
So, what is intelligence? The concept of intelligence has been
understood by psychologists in different ways. If you go by the internet
you will find thousands of different kinds of definitions. However, the
simplest way to put it is the ability to understand, learn and think. People
usually misinterpret this term and think of great scientists like Alessandro
Volta and James Watt but the fact is intelligence could be related to any
field. You could be intelligent in music or some other person might be
intelligent in the field of sports. Hence, the concept of intelligence should
never be visualised in singular terms and so the change in perspective
from which our society sees it , i.e., grades and academics, is the need
of the hour.
Who is intelligent? You must have heard people around you saying that
humans are the most intelligent as compared to other living creatures.
The most important reason behind such a claim is that humans have
transformed themselves and adapted to the changes happening around
them over the years. Moreover, they have even used their intelligence to
make their lives’ easier. Now, it can be said that one‘s ability to change is
determined by his or her intelligence level because behind every
successful invention making the life of humanity comfortable, there have
been hundreds of failed attempts. In such situations it was the
intelligence level of those great people who found new ways to make
their invention a success.
As the great Albert Einstein remarked, “The measure of intelligence is
the ability to change,” it is evident that a person who is more capable of
changing and adapting to new environment soon is considered more
intelligent. Change is the only thing constant and it is true in the sense
that your life brings many challenges because it wants you to learn
something and it tests how you could use your intelligence to change
your path and find a solution to your problem. So the next time life
demands change, be intelligent enough to overcome it. Each day you
think something new, use it to make your life better and even this world a
better place.
It is important to realize that the world is changing every moment. What
you are right now is not what you were last month, last week, or even a
minute ago. In this changing world, the measure of an intelligent society
is its ability to change. We have seen periods of history when society
made the change very ineffectively and a huge price was paid for it.
We can never be certain that we are in midst of a time in history when
the effectiveness of our navigation of changing waters can lead us into
sunny and great pastures, or into a period of prolonged darkness. But
whether the change is required of one person, one family, one business,
one community or one nation, the measure of intelligence is the ability to
change. Make no mistake about it and remember what the world sees as
the end of a caterpillar, an intelligent person will call it a new life - a
butterfly.