Fine Line Between Smart and Deceptive

I heard several times a mother so proud of her sons/daughters about how smart they are. At the same time I was wondering “Is this kind of smart this Mom want and proud of?”

“Every time his brother, his sister, or the family needs some help he will ask for payment first. He’s a kid but he knows how to make money.”

“My daughter asked over our maid to do her art project so she has more time to watch cartoon. I don’t know where she learn to control time”

“My son never asks for additional pocket money. Once he praises his friends then they will treat him a snack.”

If we foster this kind of action since they were a child no wonder, there will be lots of so-called smart people because they:

• manipulate proposal budget to get personal benefit
• absence at work with fake doctor’s memo so HRD won’t cut his/her claimable overtime day
• explain how busy he/she is or pretend to be busy or suddenly disappear out of nowhere when there’s a job to do. Then the boss will assign that job to his/her co-worker

Don’t get me wrong. You free to do all of those actions above. I don’t mind. We’re grown up so we know exactly what to do without pass the consequences. Thing I totally disagree is people called those kind of action as a smart move. You take advantage of the situation. You take something that is not supposed to be your right. That’s not smart that’s deceptive/misleading.

To me, smart is a quality of how well you can give an efficient, effective, and optimum solution in every corner of your life or anybody life with honor. I’m not trying to be a saint here. Sometimes we get trapped and we don’t have any choice but doing misleading/deceptive action. Okay. I get it.
But this action must be taken at the bottom of the solution choice we have. I do hope deceptive thing doesn’t treat as an instinct.

My game buddy once told me that I’m a cold hearted & cold blood lioness. When we play, I don’t do negotiation, I do anything (even tricky thing) to win as long as it doesn’t cheat, and I’ll beat to death my enemy even though they’re look so weak and powerless. Win and get highest score is the point. But as we go back to the real media, facing human environment, everything totally change. Your inner voice will make contribution how to act, speak, or think. There’s something bind you for greater good.

How amazing thing can be twisted because of score of people’s perceptions. There’s a popular quote in my former company (the holding company, actually) and frankly I don’t impress at all.
“There’s a fine line between kind and stupid”, which imply to “There’s a fine line between smart and deceptive”.
I heard about old Chinese quote: “Wise man will look stupid among ordinary people”.
And I have my own quote: ”Being smart is kewl, but being wise is priceless”

Last movie watched: Just Friend
(It’s about a man who falling in love with his best friend. For the first time I laugh watching romantic comedy movie. At most I smile and now I can’t help laughing at 1.00 am. The review said “You will laugh from the start till the end”. That’s true. All cast do their job well. I guess, the leading actor gonna be the next Jim Carrey or Ben Stiller.
Sometimes I’m wondering who play the most important part of the movie. Is it the actor, director, scriptwriter, or casting? To think of I’m the gal who pick/buy DVD based on favorite actor, they’re all conspire to make me laugh :D)