Roseann Wawira

This article is part of a series on Giftedness. Check out the other articles on these links:- Understanding Gifted Individuals – Overview Characteristics of Gifted Individuals Harnessing Potential of Gifted Individuals Challenges of Gifted Individuals: Living With Giftedness Overview While the developed world is advanced in identifying and accommodating gifted persons, these individuals experience much suffering in developing countries as people don’t understand them; their unique traits and reasoning are met with bewilderment and hostility for they are often perceived as misfits. In self-defense and confusion they retreat to their cocoons or settle for average living, which is in constant clash with their true self. As a result their lives are fully packed with relational and developmental challenges. For instance, gifted persons are perfectionists; they see things as they ought to be and when standards are not met they become frustrated. On the opposite extreme, gift...

Honesty and integrity are values esteemed by all value loving entities. These values are highly sought after, though they’re quickly becoming extinct in the present day society. Our society has succumbed to moral decadence, and those responsible for modeling morality have adopted a hands off approach towards eradicating the menace. The truth is, instead of nurturing wholesome children, we’re bringing up children with twisted moral values. Kids that are slowly and unknowingly substituting integrity for popular culture and wisdom for cheap lies. And what do we get?   Depraved-pathological-little-witty-liars, who’re celebrated for being *smart*. They don’t see any wrong in breaking all the rules, and getting their little selves into all manner of adventure. After all, their *wit* will unfix them in case someone demands accountability. Folks we’ve lost it; we need to re-focus. "So how do situational ethics arise here?" You ask. Important to note is, we live in an imperf...