Of course I am no news reporter, I am just a newspaper writer, and even that stint is ending. But I do get first hand knowledge on things happening around Singapore and it is my job to stay relevant in the world news. Which is why everything I say, I genuinely do think it's not too mundane.
But the point is: the beauty of an inexhaustible mind cannot be appreciated by anyone less than one who wields it himself.
An intellectual equal encompasses of many things, beyond just plain intelligence. It is a wholesome mix of knowing what to say, when to say it, how to say it and wording it properly. It is keeping lightly in touch with world affairs and local news and everything in between.
But that's not all, no. It encompasses additionally of the fun things too, like spinning puns out of nothing, weaving innuendos into the genuinely innocent things I say, finding beauty in things I can't appreciate, accepting and seeing everything the world and I do quietly, knowing how to turn any situation into your favor, gamely welcoming spontaneity and a change of plans, knowing what to say to get what you want and in general, abusing your intelligence onto lesser men.
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