Someone with extraordinary abilities is mentioned as a genius.
Genius is a term from the Latin genius that has numerous uses according to the context. It may be the occasional mood or the condition according to which one acts.
For example: "I recommend that you not talk too much to Grandpa, who woke up with a bad temper," "Juan always makes us happy with his good temper."
Genius as a person with extraordinary ability
Genius is also the extraordinary mental capacity or the person endowed with said faculty. A genius, in this sense, is someone special and out of the ordinary, with a talent or ability that cannot be imitated. In this sense, the term genius is usually used to accentuate admiration towards a person for their incredible virtues in a certain discipline, which may be an exact science, a sport or an art form.
For an individual to be considered a genius by his environment, there are a series of "requirements", certain characteristics that his life must have, although each particular case may present variations. First of all, it is very typical of geniuses to feel a very deep passion for a field of knowledge, a fire that leads them to want to do nothing else with their time than dedicate themselves to that discipline or science, to that which gives meaning. to its existence.
Geniuses are not simply people with ease in solving certain problems, but individuals who dedicate themselves absolutely to the study and practice of a subject, often ignoring issues that for others are basic, such as interpersonal relationships, taking care of one's physical appearance. and even success . Being a genius does not always go hand in hand with public notoriety; It is known that many of the greats of the past had to face extreme poverty and died in terrible conditions.
A genie is a mythological being that can live inside a lamp.
The role of mentors
The role of mentors is also essential for many; Although geniuses often show abilities that are difficult to explain, inspiration in the work of others is usually a good starting point to discover one's own vocation.
However, in these cases, the technical help that a teacher can provide is more limited than with students of normal intelligence, given that the progress of a genius occurs in leaps and bounds and in an unpredictable manner.
It is important to note that extreme and unusual ability in one subject does not preclude clumsiness in others; A piano genius may be able to perform impossible acrobatics with his fingers while facing a Chopin score, but unable to hold a cup of tea without spilling it on the table.
Genius as praise
On the other hand, in some cultures and in certain contexts, it is possible to describe a person as a genius to thank them for performing a favor, especially when their actions are very useful to us (they manage to get us out of a very complicated situation, from which we cannot We knew how to get out.
This use also occurs when the individual's performance seems out of the ordinary (he repairs an electronic device with a skill that we did not know he possessed, or that is impossible for us with our own hands, to mention one possibility).
A mythological being
The concept can also be used to name a fantastic being from Semitic mythology . This meaning comes from the Arabic jinn , and not from the Latin genius . Geniuses have different origins, depending on the tradition in question. For some peoples, genies were spirits from disappeared cultures, while for others, they are beings of fire.
Islam maintains that jinn constitute a class of beings created by God that differs from men and angels. It is a malicious species, but it is not always evil. The most benign geniuses can trick or deceive, but they do not usually do evil.
This Islamic belief spread throughout the world to name certain fabulous beings with a human figure as genies, who usually live inside a lamp (like Aladdin 's genie).