Today, I’d like to think about
\u201cI’m not smart enough.
Suppose Mr. A says,
\u201cI’m not smart enough” to take this case.”
And let’s suppose that
Mr. B hears that statement.
The following can be considered about Mr. A.
\u30fbHe is not interested in \u201cthis case\u201d in the first place.
\u30fbHe can imagine the difficulty of the case.
\u30fbHe thinks that his own ability will never improve.
\u3000In other words, he thinks they will never grow.
\u30fbhe doesn’t think it is necessary to
\u3000improve their ability.
\u30fbhe is afraid of failure.
\u30fbhe doesn’t want to take responsibility.
\u30fbhe wants to live comfortably.
I can think of Mr. B as follows.
\u30fbWhen Mr.B feels discomfort,
\u3000he believes that Mr. A can do it.
\u30fbIf Mr.B feels discomfort, Mr. B is making a lot of
\u3000effort in his daily life.
\u30fbIf Mr.B feels strange, he feels that there is a right way
\u3000to say it.
First of all,
although Mr. A says “I’m not smart enough”,
he is smart.
Because he can imagine the difficulty of this case.
So he should rephrase it as follows.
\u201cI want to enjoy my life, so I can’t do it.
\u201cI can’t do it because I can’t grow up.\u201d
\u201cI’m not interested, so I can’t do it.\u201d
Then why did he say, \u201cI’m not smart enough\u201d?
There may have been an unspoken word.
\u201cI’m not smart enough to do it (but B could do it).\u201d
Or
\u201cI can’t do it because I’m not smart enough (but I’ll work on something else that I’m good at).\u201d
Etc.
Also, Mr. A will not be able to improve his income at least.
If he understands this and says it, he is evaluating himself
as already completed.
[Conclusion]
\u30fbIt is difficult to interpret \u201cI’m not smart enough\u201d.
\u30fbI can think he said “I want to enjoy my life” in other
\u3000words, but it could also be seen as an exhortation
\u3000to those around him to get up the courage to do so.
\u30fbThis phrase should be used only when
\u3000one’s retirement is near.
\u30fbOr, it is used by those who realize that
\u3000they are about to retire.
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