Another question of misery....

[Anonymous]

Enlightenment .With great knowledge comes a great understanding- an understanding outside of yourself. With that kind of great knowledge comes acceptance which brings contentment and peace. Right.. so I am talking about the difference between knowing vs. understanding, and intellectual skills vs. wisdom. The world is full of ‘smart’ people, but I think there are few who have wisdom. I personally consider those with wisdom the most intelligent.
One of the reasons I consider myself an idiot is because I truly have no peace. I have no peace partially because I can not gain perspective. I don't consider myself an idiot because I am not good at math or I don't know how to fix a car. Yes I may have a visual talent, but everyone has some kind of talent, whether its criminal, cooking, farming, raising kids, being a salesman or being a physicist. Talent is a form of intelligence, but I wouldn't call it a particularly high intelligence since everyone possesses it. (someone call me a Commie)
There are way too many people who have some 'special' talent who are miserable people. So there is nothing special about that because it’s so common Also, people who think they are smarter or better than all/or most people lack perspective and are full of contempt and lack appreciation, therefore they are miserable.
I would say that prodigy's are perfectionists by nature. Perfectionists will always be miserable because they cannot accept things. So they will never have peace. They are also miserable because even though they have one special talent or form of intelligence they often severely lack in others as a result. And therefore certain aspects of life are more difficult for them. There is certainly a benefit to being a well-rounded person.