Street Smart, Ano ang sukatan ng talino?

Iris Palma in Tips and Advices

Aug 24, 2020 • 2 min Read

KUNG AKO IKAW: Mga Payo ni Manày

Street smart | Ano ang sukatan ng talino?

Book smart people will always be admired for their competence to get the highest grades in tests. They seem to know everything and have medals to prove their talino. The accolades and applaud from their teachers in school will always have special memories and be remembered by classmates. But you know what? These medals will not always put food on your table, money in your bank account, and allow you to build your dream house.

There is a talino that you need to develop and would get you better in life long after you have finished high school and college. Be street smart. Being street smart makes you a survivor. Your gut instinct is so spot-on that you succeed at risks. Your solutions are practical and realistic. You are in the thick of battle and you know how to get out of it and win.

Ever wonder why the smartest kid in school is never the richest? And why a college nobody —that tampulan ng tukso— owns businesses or a big house?

People, know this: Medals do not define you, but getting ahead in this race in one piece is more important. Be street smart. Do not focus on the medals. Do not despair if you do not know the answers to the who, what, and why. Get those life skills instead.

E di ikaw na if you are both book smart and street smart.

Manày is the quintessential contemporary Tita with a heart of gold, a conscience of a nun (should that be ‘none?’), the drive of a teenager, and the language of one who has lived long enough to see both sides of the coin. Her words may hurt you, but they are expressed for your own good. Tough love and kindness are difficult to balance. So go ahead. Ask at your own risk.