Whenwesaythatsomeoneisclever, butaddthatthey'vemade a messoftheirpersonallivesorthatthey'veacquired a fortunebutarerestlessandsadorthattheyarepowerfulbutintolerantandunimaginative,
we'repointingto a deficitinwhatdeservestobecalled "emotionalintelligence".
私たちは、「感情的知性」と呼ばれるべきものにおける欠陥を指摘しています。
Insociallife, wecanfeelthepresenceofemotionalintelligencein a sensitivitytothemoodsofothersandin a readinesstograspthesurprisingthingsthatmaybegoingonforotherpeoplebeneaththesurface.
Emotionalintelligencerecognizes a roleforinterpretationandknowsthat, forexample, a fieryoutburstmightbe a disguisedpleaforhelporthat a longpoliticalrantmaybeprovokedbyhungerorthatconcealedwithin a forcefuljollinessmaybe a sorrowthathasbeensentimentallydisavowed.
Emotionalintelligenceisalsowhatdistinguishesthosewhoarecrushedbyfailurefromthosewhoknowhowtogreetthetroublesofexistencewith a melancholyand, atpoints, darklyhumorousresilience.
Thoughitshouldideallyincludecoursesineveryyearofschoolorcollege, emotionaleducationismorethansomethingthatshouldjusttakeplaceinclassroomsatthehandsofteachersandcometo a haltaroundtheageof 21.
Wewillneverprogressas a species, andwillindeedgrowintoevergreatertechnologicallyarmedmenacestoourselvesuntilwe'veacceptedthechallengesandopportunitiesofproperlyeducatingourselvesinemotionalintelligence.