Genius

Genius

Genius…..ahhh, how the word has a magical ring about it.

Club Genius is so exclusive a club that only very few great men or women ever manage to knock on its doors and enter.

Genius is the rare phenomenon. There is about one genius in a million. The majority of psychologists divide people into the ordinary people, talented people and geniuses. The majority of people are ordinary. But a rare few are geniuses. They are destined to the lonely and hard life. They develop the progress, make interesting inventions, make the great discoveries in their field, write books and open doors for all the rest of us. But they will be lonely.

The world is built in such a way that the majority of people don’t like most other people. Most of our communication with each other takes place on an emotional level, but this emotional level is not developed in geniuses. That is why the real talented genius is doomed to loneliness. Talented people must study at schools where they will be surrounded by other talented children and where specially educated people will take care of them.

“Genius” is a much-abused term. We abuse and overuse a great number of words and terms. For example, the word “awesome” connotes a thing or event that leaves a person wide-mouthed with awe, like a hurricane or a house-fire (or maybe a very significant other). Calling a cheeseburger “awesome,” may elevate the cheeseburger, but it deflates the word.

A cold-blooded murderer or corrupt politician may indeed cause outrage in the community, but to call an excellent order of fajitas “outrageous” stretches things a bit, don’t you think? The words “fabulous,” “amazing,” “fantastic,” and “phenomenal” are also widely overused.

But on to “genius.” Genius must transcend mere excellence. Doing a very good job at something is nice and sometimes important, but it is not genius. The genius sees what the rest of us can’t see.

We yearn for genius – to be reassured of the vastness of the human potential.

But maybe, just maybe, it is not that rare. Maybe it is in each of us, but we just have to get to it, discover it, uncover it. Maybe there is a genius in you, trying to get out. Maybe there is a beautiful pearl hidden deep within the shell. Have you ever experienced a brief moment when the vault opens and a glimmer of your brilliance is released? In these rare moments, you feel fully alive – energized, connected and in the flow. You don’t know where it came from but you do know it was rare, and special. You could feel the energy…you knew you were in the zone…you knew this is exactly what you should be doing. And then the vault slams shut again. You feel like a bird grounded, unable to fly. You don’t know how to get it back or where to turn. So you return to the comfort zone, settling for the ordinary existence.

Don’t let it just disappear never to be heard from again. Bring it back. Evaluate your life. Think about the times when you were at your best. Rekindle the fire, unleash the enthusiam and access the brilliance that lies hidden within you. Only you can unlock the door. Open the door and let your light shine. We need your genius.




Ya’ll be safe out there….Ric Justiss

“The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.”

William James