We have four different types of intelligence. We have the SQ (spiritual quotient),IQ(intellectual quotient),EQ(emotional quotient), and BQ(behavioral quotient).
We have always given a lot of emphasis on the IQ, till today parents do a lot to help their kids get to Ivy schools and pressure them to be overachievers in the intelectual arena.During the eighties the psychologists suddenly began putting emphasis on the EQ, they began advising parents to work on their children’s emotional health. This new millennia has given a lot of importance to the SQ, spirituality suddenly became the new intelligence. With all those new age movements, holistic approaches, and so on the soul has gained a new status.
Don’t get me wrong all these quotients are important for a person to have a balanced life existence.
This weeks Parasha “Mishpatim” talks about a different intelligence and that is the BQ(behavioral quotient). Right after the giving of the Torah, the first thing H”S does is give us all the civil laws regarding human interaction. These laws were given to us much before we began talking about SQ,IQ,EQ. The first thing H”S tells us after such a spiritual out of this world experience is “be careful with the way you behave.”
The most important thing in this world is our behavior. Through our actions we determine who we are.
We might not be perfect, H”S didn’t make us to be perfect, but He did give us the tools and guide to live in a perfect way.
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