It's been quite awhile since I last had such criticism on people. Cuz it simply doesn't reflect good on oneself criticising others. Worst if you are not smart to begin with. I'm talking about myself. No accusations intended.

Have you come across people that are just plain dumb? Correct, that is my heading. And I'm seriously pondering about this. Just how dumb is dumb? And how plain dumb is plain dumb?

If you ask me, deep down there I wouldn't feel anyone being dumb. Cuz frankly, I have the beliefs that we are all made to accomplish certain task.

The intellectually and hearing disabled, I can fully understand if they can't comprehend what's trying to be brought across. In fact, some are already adequate enough to encode what are the message we trying to transmit. On the contrary, some fellow "normal being" simply cannot cannot CANNOT understand normal spoken. You tell them "don't do this" and give a jolly well good explanation, they nod, they claim they understand, afterwhich they repeat the same mistake over and over and over again. No matter how many bazilion times you corrected them.

Let's picture this scenario:

You ask this person not to call you, gave her an explanation why she shouldn't call. Everything was conduct and brought across in a very proper, polite manner. You bade her goodbye. Case close. The 4-hour conversation has come to an end. Logically, she's not to call you after that.

Right after you hung up the phone with her, she calls you again. Ask you why are you like that. You pretty much explain things to her again. Maybe you didn't make yourself clear enough. Maybe she needs more elaboration to clear her thoughts. She keeps quiet. You bade goodbye again and emphasize you both should lead your own life. She should get her life, give yours back and DO NOT call again.

10 minutes later, she amazingly calls you again. You got impatient. Afterall you have spent 1 week 4 hour 30 minutes and 25 seconds trying to bring your message across to her. You pick up the phone, told her "please do not call again. I've told you umpteen times not to" and hung up.

Immediately the phone rings. It has got to be her right? So you decided not to pick up the phone. You switched to "silent mode" and continue doing your things. 3 hours later, your phone had the "battery low" prompt and you realised you had 83 missed calls and no less than 20 sms-ses in you inbox. Most of which are asking "why do you have to do this", "why are you not picking up my calls", "why are you avoiding her", "why do the both of you have to lead separate lives", "why are you so pissed".

Note - You are to assume you possess fairly good communicating skills. Well at least, good enough to communicate with her.

Note again - I'm using the term "her" not because my fellow species are born stupid. But because I'm not trying to be a sexist over here. Peace.

Now, back to the situation, 83 missed calls and 20 over sms-ses in 3 hours, after some 1 week 4 hour 30 minutes and 25 seconds of explanation, tell me why can't you make the person understand? She mentally challenged? Or she's just plain dumb?

P.S. I'm perturbed why because a friend of mine was apparently bugged by this bugger hence explains the entry.

P.P.S. 'm not kidding, the above scenario? It wasn't a story from nowhere. In fact, it was pretty much based on a true story.

P.P.P.S. Only difference is that, the "her" was actually a male. Back then, he aged 21.

The police came knocking my unit after hearing me shouting so agitatedly.

How dumb is dumb? You tell me.