Yesterday and Today I browsed the book Mediocre Man José Ingenieros. To begin with I think very little in the end, in these visions that only perceive the world into two poles, black and white, good and bad, and mediocre genius. Each one of us is an amalgam difficult to disentangle. While there are extremes, they are exceptions, not the currency. What I mean is that no one is genius everywhere, nor is there any mediocre in all areas. An athlete may be a mediocre intellect, but a scientist might be a mediocre athlete.
more than mediocre, I think there are degrees of consciousness. The men know many things are as if asleep on certain areas. For example in the art, to cite a specific example, narco corridos, yesterday at a stoplight, the guy who was driving the car next door led to a loud "song" that extolled the virtues of a feared and known drug dealer in the country . The guy knew the lyrics by heart and repeated eagerly, as if the drug was a hero. Perhaps the day you get caught in the crossfire between bandits understand, wake up, take heart.
Once the man becomes conscious, he rebels against his own mediocrity, against his sleepiness. We have in us, every one, the seed of rebellion. Unlike
not believe in mediocrity as a standard measure, I believe in man's ability to change, to reinvent itself, to surpass itself. Is only then, that someone or some situation encourages it.
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