The Five Elements in Intelligence

Earth: Work hard, and strong. Do, instead of think. Do not create. Work. Work hard. Sweat. Achieve. Build.

Wind: Be good, and nice. Love others, and sacrifice yourself for them. Cheer them with kindness, and make them glad.

Water: Be logical, and understand the shapes of nature. Make every detail correct, and work through it accurately.

Fire: See the larger meaning, and why. Know the hidden thoughts shrouded in a word. Connect it to the real world.

Death: Deconstruct all that is in a tradition. Question, and never rebuild. Stay firm in the foundation of nothing.

The Polymath: Is one of these five elements, but learns what they can from the other four.

The Sage: Is up to even four of them at once, but studies where they lack.

The Prodigy: Is all these elements at once, and a complete man.

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