Have you ever been frustrated because there are some things that you feel like you can't comprehend? Or have you ever felt stupid because you can't understand something? Is that enough reason to say that you're not smart?
There are lots of moments when I felt like I was pushed to the sides because I do not know how to react on some things. At those times, I honestly feel bad. I ask myself, why is it that they could easily get what is being discussed but then here I am, still couldn't understand what they are saying?
It is frustrating, yes. You will sometimes feel left behind - unable to catch up. And soon, if you will let that frustration swallow you, you will be ashamed with everything you do. You will start to shutdown your voice and just keep quite. And that is not right.
There will always be moments when you would not know some things, and that is okay because we are all like that. We are not born to know things already. We learn it and then we keep it as part of ourselves. Maybe you do not know it today, but you will if you keep on being curious about it. Do not be down when others have known greater things than you because from the start, they are also like you. They do not initially know those things - they learn it.
So if you ever feel like you're not as smart, do not be sad. Do not give up and choose to be quiet because everything can be learned. If you will start to do it, you will master it in no time. Remember, we are all smart. It just so happened that sometimes, we have not yet discovered what we are good at.
Life is a continuous learning. You can always learn from time to time. Just allow yourself to learn and never stop. Each of us has a forte in life. Some was great in cooking, some was great in science or history. Dont think you are not smart because youre not like a cumlaude or with high honors. There are book smart and there are also street smart.