One of the smartest things I ever did was to marry someone who is much smarter than I. That pretty much guaranteed my children would be smarter than I. I truly do not mind being the dumbest person in the room. I can come to the close of each day and say, “There I learned something new today.” When I go to church I want to learn something new from my pastor. Give me something to mentally chew on. I am so blessed to be a teacher. Everyday I learn new things from my students.
I am disgusted when I am with people who don’t seem to know how to express themselves with anything other than gutter language. Don’t they realize how stupid they sound using the same imagineless terms over and over? It’s as if they aren’t bright enough to buy a thesaurus and add new words to their vocabulary. Recently I sat down and browsed through HBO’s comedy specials. How very disappointing. I was disappointed with the content of the supposed humor and disappointed with the audience’s laughter when foul language is used. The only thing I can figure is the audience is very dull or drunk or feels social pressure to laugh at stuff that isn’t really funny.
This morning we went for breakfast with two very smart people. There was a piano and a guitar present. Before long my friends were filling the diner with wonderful music. How grand. The other people in the diner seemed as pleased as I. One last thought on this. If you want to be in company with someone very smart, spend your time with Jesus. I guarantee you will get a daily IQ boost.
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 5, 2010
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
Rogerbothwell.org