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Originally Posted by Tenchi Hou Take
Hmmm isn't that pretty much common sense. Still doesn't explain his focusing on it. Practically anyone that's reached any reasonably high level of learning (which I assume most people do) realises that natural talent only gets you so far, and that natural talent may in fact come from a host of reasons independent of inate ability such as your family and background, as well as your hobbies and what you enjoy doing. But that alone won't take you to the heights of any field. Hard work is and always will be most important. A person with a good work ethic is far more valuable than a genius with a poor one.
The vast, vast majority of genius' end up living a life a mediocrity. Why because, they rely on that talent and don't work hard to improve and surpass it and so those that have worked hard eventually surpass them. If your a genius at maths at age 15, if you don't work at it it's very likely you'll be surprassed by age 20 maybe less and so on.
Quite often people simply lable people genius' because they simply can't fathom the work put it and choose not to. They set barriers and excuses as to why they cannot do those things, when in all honest if they really, really tried they probably could do it, or at least something comparable in scale. Really inate intelligience simply a matter of persepction, certain people simply grasp certain things easier than others due to life experiences and inate dispositions. No one is all knowing so we all have various views and persepctions of the world around us, these perspections allow us to grasp certain things easier than other things. Really that's all intelligience is.
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Haha, well if you think so, go on and apply that to Medaka then. Medaka's whole character is about convincing others she's not a genius. Her goal as a Student Council President is to remove those obstacles, those barriers and limitations, which prevent people from finding something they love and pursuing it passionately until they actually achieve something. Medaka's current abilities are also the result of unfathomable amounts of hard work borne from a desperation to reach out and help people. Her position where she stands right now is also the result of countless contributions from people who were generous enough to reach out to her.
Medaka's own perspective has always been that she's not anyone special, that it is possible for anyone else to do what she has done. She's devoted her entire being towards proving that, to helping others prove themselves. If Medaka was lucky to have received the aid of others, then there is nothing shameful about receiving aid from her. That's why, Medaka isn't some who should be seen as an enemy who has to be "beaten", or a tyrant who tramples over other people. Rather, her goal is to help everyone become happy. So to answer her, people should simply become happy themselves.
It's not that "geniuses" have an easier time accomplishing things. In the end,
anyone's accomplishments which are actually worth anything come down to the efforts they have put into them themselves. That's why, rather than envying or being antagonistic towards people who've actually accomplished something meaningful, it's always better to look to them as inspiration. If you truly believe yourself equal to someone like Medaka, there is zero reason to fear or to hate her. I think, that's the challenge that Nishio is ultimately pushing for with her character, at the end of this story.
Everyone hated Medaka, pretty much, near when this manga started. However, as we come to realize just how serious Medaka (and Nishio) is about the idea that we are
all just as capable as her, that hatred should fade away.