There’s a hilarious hard-working comedian named Ron White who does a laughable routine in perfect Texan drawl about why “You Can’t Fix Stupid!” All the while, Mr. Tater Salad, part of the popular Blue Collar Comedy tour, smokes a big ole stogie and sips on what appears to be straight Scotch on-the-rocks. He’s not afraid to say what many of us are thinking.
Tongue-in-cheek straight talkers like Ron White tell IT like IT is. How “good looks” aren’t as important as “smart brains.” Mr. Tater Salad hilariously explains how you and I can fix blabby stomachs, facial wrinkles and other prized body parts due to gravity BUT…”You can’t fix stupid!”
Another wise-acting southerner, Forrest Gump, was taught by his mama to reply to the taunting “Boy…are you crazy or just plain stupid!” with this similar pithy comeback. He would say, “My mama always said…STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES!” Psychologist Translation: “Some people who think they’re awfully smart sure act awfully dumb, sometimes.”
My personal definition of stupid: “To be caring…to speak honestly…to show caring…to communicate openly about personal matters…including sex and money.” After all, we all travel together on the two-way communicator highway. Thus, emotional intelligence, or having compassion when those around you are behaving in unfeeling ways…is true grit, an act of grace, of wit and sensibility and shows personal maturity.
Are you talking openly and honestly with your life partner about money, sex, politics, good grief, communication, etc. in order to show caring and feel cared for? You can fix “stupid” communication darned fast…IF and when you use new communication tools.
Dr. Dennis O’Grady believes “You Can Fix Stupid!” And if you want to, you CAN be a brilliant communicator by using his “Talk to Me” new theory of communication.