Ashar Khan

The "INTELLECTUAL" Mindset

Nowadays, the prime thing everyone wants is to earn money and have a high-paying salary, which in some cases is good to look over financial matters but when it comes to the mindset of people, no money can change that!!. If we look back a couple of years, we get to see some of the most "Intellectual" minds like Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah ; The most intelligent yet powerful leader who changed the thinking of the world by his wisdom and the intellect he conducts. The knowledge, the personality, his judgement, his existence was a great example for each one of us. According to Google, the term "INTELLECTUAL" means "A person possessing highly developed intellect". Let me simplify this, our actions our way of living our decision-making power depends on what mindset we acquire. Different thinking makes you "standout" in front of the world, we are busy in worldly matters that we often neglect the fact that our MIND is the real deal and this is the only thing that can earn us a healthy, intellectual and wealthy life. Albert Camus said : "An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself." To be intellectual, the main thing is to understand self-worth and be ready to challenge perspective based on the understanding of worldly and experiential knowledge. But, what does it mean to be an intellectual? What are the factors determining an intellectual mindset? Is it to be creative? Is it the vocabulary we possess?