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T here are three types/forms of intelligence, or perhaps, measure of intelligence, when viewed wholesomely. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Emotional Quotient (EQ) Social Quotient (SQ) 1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your comprehension ability", solve maths; memorise things and recall subject matters. 2. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others; keep to time; be responsible; be honest; respect boundaries; be humble, genuine and considerate. 3. Social Quotient (SQ): this is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time. People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go farther in life than those with high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize in improving IQ level while EQ and SQ are played down.  A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ. Your EQ represents your character; your SQ represents you

L ive like it's today,  It's not yesterday, It's Today that you're in, we left yesterday behind already! For how long would what worked yesterday determine what works today? For how much more would yesterday's laws govern today's people? For how long more would yesterday's judgment suit today's crime under today's atmosphere, committed by today's people, using today's technologies? Do you also get to think these things? Fact is, …for a little longer! Have you for a moment considered how fast things have changed/are changing? Have you consciously and meticulously studied how dynamic the world we live in is become, yet with very little deviation from what you've once learnt? A wise man once said; "The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same". The preacher said; "Whatever has happened—that's what will happen again; whatever has occurred—that's what will occur again. There's nothing new under the sun."

L ife's both Vindictive & Rewarding at the same time, EVERYBODY's living with the consequences/rewards of their CHOICES, including those who did not actively make one (mind you, they passively did). Life pays back. …to this end, I'd say life is fair 'cos it never forgets to deal us our returns.  This view could steal from your bag-of-empathy, making you feel everyone deserves what they're going through. Yet it's true we are the architects of our fortune/misfortune by the power of choice.  The transferability of Fortune and Misfortune is real and must be considered in this discourse. A viable angle of study I must say, especially while noting that the consequences/rewards of choices made are also transferable; Father/Mother to child, Friend to Friend, Nation to people, Group to members, Members to group etc. John D Rockefeller, the renowned American businessman was born into a large family (not here to tell his biography) began to make critical choices at the