Street Smart Ka Ba?

May kakilala ka bang street smart?

Sa aking pagsangguni sa aking kaibigang si Google, napagtanto kong Street Smart is defined as:

"A person who has alot of common sense and knows what's going on in the world. This person knows what every type of person has to deal with daily and understands all groups of people and how to act around them. This person also knows all the current shit going on in the streets and the ghetto and everywhere else and knows how to make his own right decisions, knows how to deal with different situations and has his own independant state of mind. A street smart person isn't stubborn and actually listens to shit and understands shit."

Wow ha! Nasusulat naman pala talaga ang meaning ng street smart at tila mas malalim ang nais ipakahulugan kung hihimayin natin ang iba't-ibang terms na nasagasaan ni Mr. Righteous Google na pamangkin ni Ate Miriam Webster. 

Let's check some descriptions of a street smart...

1. Common Sense

     I believe that common sense is really not common nowadays. Isa na siyang super natural power at  bihira na siyang dala in everyday life. Kung ito ay requirement para maging tunay na street smart, kaunti na lang pala ang members ng circle.

     Sintido Komon para sa mga lumang tao, hindi kailangan ng mahabang isipan sa ilang simpleng bagay na dapat alam na ang sagot. Kung meron ka nito, may kakayanan kang itanong muna sa sarili ang isang tanong bago mo pa ito itanong para hindi magmukhang tanga... May tanong? Kung hindi mo gets, try next bullet dahil siguradong wala ka nito...

2. Understanding All Groups of People

     We all came from different walks of life pero hindi na natin kailangan maging manok para malaman kung ang isang itlog ay bugok... Matalinghaga? Adik lang... Kung rich ka and you expect people to be like you, may problema ka. Kung Iskwater ka just like me at hindi mo kayang makisabay sa kalakaran ng sibilisasyon, may problema ka rin. 

     Street smarts do not change people around them. They adjust accordingly and respect differences and diversity. Owwwwww... 

3. Knowing How To Make Own Decisions

     There are friends who we often call 'sponge' at sila ang mga may pagkataong dependent sa personality at eloquence ng kausap ang pagpapasya sa kung ano ang gusto nilang sabihin at gawin. 

Fickle minded sila in a way dahil madali lang maiba ang kanilang mga pananaw sa buhay.

     Sa panahon ngayon na lahat ay napipirata at naglipana ang mga peke which includes fake people with fake smiles, ang pagkakaroon ng disposisyon sa pagharap sa iba't-ibang sitwasyon ay kasinghalaga na ng paghinga para mabuhay, kung wala ka nito, you will be eaten alive at mawawala ka sa picture. Totally. Hindi ka mako-consider na street smart. 

4. Listening and Understanding Shit

     "Kaya maraming manloloko kasi marami ang nagpapaloko..." 

     Gasgas at hindi na updated ang saying na ito dahil lately it's proven na mas marami na ang willing and able na magpaloko compared to mga manloloko. Shit is shit and no matter how we look at it, mabaho, madumi at hindi kanais-nais kasi nga- Tae siya! Kung every strolling at the park ay nakakatapak ka nito, hindi ka maingat. Puede ring Tanga ka.

     We hear different stories from people and we should be able to identify which are far fetched and which are legit. It is good to know kung lokohan o hindi para alam mo kung ano ang tamang responses.

5. Not Stubborn

     Being street smart is not a skill, it's an attitude. People who are genuinely a street smart do not even know that they are. If you look down to people because you think you are mentally superior, ekis ka! 

So, Street Smart ka ba?

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