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Common sense, while not always officially rewarded, has its own special genius. We human beings have many ways of knowing what
we need to know in order to get through our lives. One way of knowing things
is to engage in a course of study in an academic environment. Another way of
knowing things is simply to go through the experiences that come our way,
making a conscious effort to learn from them. A third way in which people
gain knowledge is through the vehicle of intuition, a gift some have more
than others, but which can be developed in anyone. No one way of knowing
things is better than another way, and they can all be useful at different
points in our lives. Even though, in a given time or place, certain types of intelligence tend to
be valued more than others, no way of knowing is inherently better than
another. Once we understand this, we can value our own intelligence, as well
as the different intelligences of the people we encounter. Sometimes, just
understanding that we are coming at the same issue in different ways helps us
to avoid an unnecessary conflict. When we value all ways of knowing equally,
we benefit not only from what we have learned, and how we have learned it,
but from all the other forms of intelligence we are open to honoring.
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