Our Intellectuality

We are a part of one percent of all Indonesian peoples who can study at university/institute. Most people say that we are so intelligent that studying at Bandung Institute of Technology, then they say we are the best students in Indonesia. Then we accept - their opinion that we are the smartest students in Indonesia - directly without a deep thought.

This makes us suppose that intelligence is very important to us. Supported by a sharp and keen intellect, we are so rational that our mind is our primary weapon in analyzing everything. We tend to approach things with logic. We use our intellectuality to win in academic competitions for our own prestige. We use our sharp intellect to create new technological tools but seldom have much to say about the possible future effects on our ecosystems and make many researches but we do not know whether the researches are giving advantage to individuals or society. We seem to be programmed to repeat our days and do a pretty job without improving our cimcumstances, without deepening our awareness, without paying attention to our realities and without seeking knowledge among the signs of nature.

We always use our superhuman brainpower but seldom try listening to our own heart - where as heart sees anything that logic could never see. Heart sees love, friendship, meanings of life, other person's needs and other hidden messages - but logic does not. Heart will find the reason of doing something and the answer of the meaning of life. Without awareness about what it means to be human, intellectuality is nothing!

Nurfitri Anbarsanti
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Very good idea, thanks.