IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests are famous for assessing our
logical, mathematical and linguistic skills. We all wish we were in that
top bracket of Mensa elite who have an IQ in excess of 140 –
unfortunately only 0.5% of the population make it! One who has developed
intelligence has a great capacity to receive information, process it
and analyse it. They are able to think in an abstract way, and also
learn significant lessons from experience. However, research has shown
that intelligence is not sufficient. The most intelligent people are not
always the most successful and happy people in the world.
Interestingly, they aren’t necessarily the people that change the world
either (although some of them have).
Psychologists and neuroscientists are increasingly talking about the
need for Emotional Quotient (EQ). According to them, EQ is a basic
requirement for successful utilization of IQ. Those with high EQ’s are
able to effectively handle their own emotions, and simultaneously
interact and relate with others successfully. Animals and humans have a
tendency to act irrationally when certain emotions arise in their
consciousness. In times of stress, anger and anxiety, intelligence is
difficult to access. Thus, EQ deals with the human side of life and how
we effectively function in the environments surrounding us.
To some extent computers have the power of IQ. One could argue that
animals have the power of IQ and EQ. So what sets humans apart? This is
where the notion of SQ comes in – Spiritual Quotient. IQ and EQ help us
in our present situations, but SQ is all about transformation. The
spiritualist has the power to question on a deeper level – who am I,
what are my needs, what goals should I be pursuing, and what will really
make me happy. They may seem like simple questions, but if we analyse
ourselves, how many times are we busily engaged in pursuing things
without really questioning whether they are necessary, fulfilling and
really adding value? Our lives are often centered around asking the
question ‘how’, but SQ is all about asking the question ‘why’.
By Sutapa Das for sutapamonk.blogspot.com on 15 Jun 2012
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