Friday, December 20, 2013

Living 'intelligently' does not only mean a 'school intelligence'.

Our use of the word "intelligently" does not only mean the abstract intelligence taught in our school systems. We have to be very careful with this 'label'. Within a democratic social, the word intelligent means a fully functioning "freedom and equality" by each individual: and that means an individual who respects his own 'equality', as well as, the 'equality' of the Other'; and his own 'freedom', as well as, the 'freedom' of the Other. In other words, a real, concrete freedom and equality, not some theoretical composition. Life is real, not abstract and a democratic social can only survive if the 'living' is intelligent. Of course, the 'abstract intelligence' taught in the educational systems is also good, but for another purpose. The intelligence I speak of is the intelligence of the 'human condition' in a 'condition of togetherness'. The simplicity of life; the simplicity of enjoying one's human freedom and equality which allows us to respect the freedom and equality of the Other. The real individual has a 'simplicity' that seeps through the human condition into his/her relations with Others. In a democracy no one can be left outside of the equation of democracy. In a democracy, everyone, the educated, the uneducated, the rich, the poor, the healthy, the unhealthy, the white, the red, the black, the brown, must live in freedom and as an equal. The intelligence of a democracy is the intelligence of a human condition living in a 'condition of togetherness'. Every individual is free to live as s/he wishes, but s/he can never compromise the Freedom and Equality of Others. We can live 'democratically', only if, we can live with the Others.

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