Introduction
It is a common notion that there are many advantages of being “so smart” when compared to being “young and stupid.” People love being described as “so smart” rather than “young and stupid.” But many experiences do not become as enjoyable when you are stupid and young. Hence there are advantages of being young and stupid too.
When a person is young and stupid his level of ego is not as high as that of a person who is so smart. This high level of ego proves to be harmful to the person who is smart as there are not many friends of that person. There are very few people who feel comfortable while speaking to him. On the other hand, it is much easier to speak to a young and stupid person. People find it much easier to connect to him. This is the reason why he has more friends than so smart person. Having lots of friends and well-wishers is naturally a great advantage in life.
Difficulties of being smart
It is difficult for a smart person to be humble because he has achieved so much in life and is so ahead of others that he faces difficulty in finding people who can match up to his standards. Humility is one of the great virtues of life. This comes naturally to young and stupid people. Thus, the presence of this personality trait is certainly an advantage.
The people who are so smart have a better capacity for analysing a situation or foreseeing a problem. This makes them very cautious in life. They think a lot while doing things. This quality robs them of their naturalness. While the young and stupid people are not able to think so much. They lead a life as it comes. Since they are not able to foresee future problems or reactions to an action or behavior, they do whatever they feel like without any fear or feeling of obligation. Hence, they enjoy every moment in a carefree manner. Life looks rosier to them when compared to so smart people.
The so smart people like to be busy all the time. There is a hunger to achieve as much as possible. If things do not work according to their calculations, they get bored and even depressed. Since young and stupid people have lesser of such qualities, boredom strikes them at a much lesser rate. They do not have any high ambitions so there is a lesser chance of feeling depressed and frustrated. This is certainly an advantage over smart people.
There is constant pressure on the so smart people to prove themselves. Everyone feels that they should perform well and achieve great things in life. This attitude of others as well as their inner ambitions forces them to slog like a machine. While the young and stupid people do not have so much strain or burden to prove themselves. Others do not have any high expectations from them. This makes their life much trouble-free and enjoyable when compared to smart people. This is yet another advantage.
Time is very precious. Smart people often complain of time constraints. They have so much to do that they think that they have not got enough time. But the young and stupid people are richer in time. They have plenty of it to spare. This makes them more creative than smart people. Creativity needs time, which is an advantage that young and stupid people have over smart people.
Conclusion
How smart people do things is a source of learning for others. But there are many other sources of learning nowadays. How young and stupid people conduct themselves makes others laugh. There are very few sources of laughter these days. Since laughter is great medicine, this personality trait makes young and stupid people more sought after by others, which is an advantage over being so smart.
It has been rightly said that ignorance is bliss. This bliss enables young and stupid people to lead a happier life when compared to the so smart people.