In defence of the good guy

[sravna]

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The tag of a good guy is more a stigma than a complement in this age of kaliyuga. Everybody who is interested in the welfare of a person do not want him to go by the books of moral laws and admonished for the naivete if he does so. It makes me wonder is it really that simple to be good? I agree for the overwhelming majority to survive in this world you need to be street smart. But what about the gifted good just like the gifted intelligent? Why is not real goodness treated on par with real intelligence if not better?

I think true goodness is even rarer than true intelligence, a lot more in fact. I would say that intelligence which has a more practical hue has to embrace more altruism and other higher and really important aspects which I think is a transformation that is challenging, the reason I rate a Jesus more intellectually accomplished than a Newton or an Einstein.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

dear Mr. sravna,

If people admonish a person for being naive and tell him not to follow the book of morals, then they are NOT really his well wishers.

We can compare only similar things. I am not sure what kind of scale you employ in comparing Spiritualists with scientists.

Each of them is great in his own way. All of them are necessary to make he world livable.

Good guys will be safe and sound. We don't need to defend them!

with best wishes,
V.R.

 

[sravna]

dear Mr. sravna,
We can compare only similar things. I am not sure what kind of scale you employ in comparing Spiritualists with scientists.

Each of them is great in his own way. All of them are necessary to make he world livable.

What I am saying is goodness is rarer than intelligence, probably the next step of it

Good guys will be safe and sound. We don't need to defend them!

I agree but that quality needs to be protected

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Goodness is a thing related to one's mind while Intelligence is a thing related to one's brain.

I am sure they are completely different and there is nor rule governing their formation in a sequence.

 

[sravna]

Dear Smt. VR,

You can be intelligent and still not be good (evil intelligence) but I can't imagine that you can be good and not be deemed intelligent. To me goodness stays a level higher than intelligence and is represented by the heart whereas intelligence is represented by the mind. When the mind meets the heart, the positive excess of compassion of the heart and the negative excess of ego of the mind vanish and that's when you also achieve self-realization.