That's the best title I can come up with at the moment. I'm talking about the general feeling you get when you approach these people.
A couple years back I went to a college fair and I saw two people in a booth who took me by surprise. Just seeing them was a powerful feeling that shook the soul. They were bright, and they were shining. I would even go so far as to say it felt like I was experiencing something supernatural and what I was looking at was divine.
They were two men that radiated something unfamiliar, something I rarely, if ever saw. A moment later I realized the booth was Harvard University and it all clicked in place. I was seeing the height of wealth and intelligence and they ran together hand and hand. And most striking they looked genuinely happy. (not to say money makes people happy)
For a long time I attended a failing school and throughout that time I realized smart people had something about them that they didn't and only then did I realize it was wealth.
In terms of intelligence I consider myself above average, which is sadly considered "smart" in my area. I graduated salutatorian in my class, only behind an Asian immigrant and neither of us grew up in the area around the school, and this confirms my suspicions. Growing up in poverty places people a world away from achieving this state and no matter how hard they try they can never be the same as the wealthy.
I understand this is a sensitive topic because culturally we're conditioned out of comfort to believe money doesn't make people better. After all the U.S. spends more money than anyone on education (so I heard), and what are the results? Or could it be environment, or a case of a "bad gene pool". I would like your thoughts on the matter.
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