Core

The universe is designed in such a way that layers will either hide, or reflect, the core.

When I was in elementary school, I liked drawing the layers of the earth and would pay special attention to the core. It reminded me of an avocado seed peeking out from the fleshy layers of the sliced fruit. Ofcourse later on I learned that the inner core was made of the densest most solid iron and the outer core was made of molten iron.. its movements affect the mantle, the crust, the ocean, the volcanoes, and us.




But I have often wondered if no one has actually seen the core, how did they guess what it is made of?

Galileo (bless him) was able to tell that the earth was round by the curved path the stars and planets take across the sky. Without ever seeing earth from outside, he knew the shape of our planet by observing the other elements relative to the earth.

And the scientists are guessing what the core is made of based from the things that come out from the surface... magma for instance.. seismic waves..the movements beneath the ocean.

So the only way to find out what the inner is made of is to observe the outer?

Is it the same way with people? Do you get the gist, the core of the person by observing how other people treat them?

Recently I took this IQ test from tickle to find out my "core" gifts.. after answering about 25 questions here is what I got:



Your IQ score is 122

Your Intellectual Type is Insightful Linguist. This means you are highly intelligent and have the natural fluency of a writer and the visual and spatial strengths of an artist. You can take complex concepts and articulate them to just about anyone. You have a gift with words and insight into processes and the way people think. You're particularly well equipped to come out on top since you can read people well.

Greatest Talents: Can clarify complex issues. Can bring new insight to ideas through their fresh perspective. Are good at leading teams.

Jobs: publicist, graphic designer, teacher, braodcaster, public speaker, attorney.

I scored low on logic and medium on math (big surprise), but I did well in visual-spatial (100% percentile rank)



and linguistic (100% percentile rank) ...




So is this IQ test result the answer to my question of what is my core gift? Perhaps. I already have an idea that i think in pictures and words. I also know I am illogical at times and decide on things based of gut-feel. I have peddled my writing talents.. used words to get donors or participants for a workshop... this is what I am earning from. But it would also be cool to be a street scientist, the way David Blane became the street magician, I can see myself explaining the concept of blackholes to an MMDA officer using a flashlight and a blanket.

I think people's core's are trickier to reveal. Sometimes the external does not reflect the internal. I have met many writers who think they are not writers at all .. they need someone else, preferably someone with a Phd, to tell them that they are writers. And I guess that is their own process of discovering who they are.

The book Conversations with God says life is not about discovering who you are, but it is the process of creating who you are.

I like that better. My IQ score says my math and logic is patchy.. but I can create otherwise. My reflex of not looking at anything that has radical signs, derivatives, logarithms, and polynomials... I can curb and try to understand it in pictures and words.