Knowledge is attainable, yes.. common sense is innate, most of the time.. but it can be conditioned and improved upon for sure. Although these are individual traits, they HAVE to work cooperatively in order for a person to truly be “wise” in my humble opinion. Now, I’m not saying that people who are smart enough to get on Jeopardy lack common sense, necessarily. I’m just saying that… if you are going to present an argument, your own ideas and observations should at least compliment the facts or you just end up sounding jumbled and pretentious, and one certainly is not superior to another human being because he/she knows more about the world’s discoveries. Things that exist and function were already there before anyone discovered or understood them;  therefore, Our Creator proves to be the official “genius” once again

I am referring to something specific and trying my best not to place judgment here, but I strongly oppose statements that belittle others, or put someone or a group of someones on a pedestal just to have something to say. Spoken words are much more poignant than a given thought (obviously) but I really do think there are people who have a habit of not thinking things through before they speak, and that’s okay sometimes because spontaneity can turn out to be passionate as well as impulsive.  Over time I have learned that being quiet and observant is sometimes a better idea depending on the situation.  Even totally abandoning a situation or argument altogether isn’t as difficult as I used to think.  AND it is possible to have a differing opinion without using disrespect to get that point across. Would you agree? Or am I, by making this statement, doing the same thing? I hope not but who knows, someone out there might think so haha.

I have a terrible memory when it comes to particulars and details of historic events, names, places that events occurred. I admit to having a selective memory, and to usually only remembering things and people who make some sort of overall impact; otherwise it’ll probably go out the window in a few weeks. There is nothing I despise more than someone at a family function suggesting we pull out good old Trivial Pursuit. Actually, I take that back… I love playing that game because I end up laughing my butt off at some of the (wrong) answers we come up with (especially me). Being wrong isn’t fun, but then again, it can be.

We exist and experience the world according to our individual state of mind, we shine when we are willing  to let someone else have the spotlight, we grow when we allow God to do the talking and believe what he says above any word man has ever uttered.