Input yourself as the smartest of your class. Sounds good, right? Then imagine everyone laughing at you for some reason or another, and soon you may realize that your blessing is actually a curse. "It doesn't help with the other girls if you are the best all the time", by Julia Alvarez shows how talented people feel sometimes. For me, this quote could mean the pressure of dealing with competition, to put someone down just so you can prove yourself for a bit of credit.
             This quote also represents my own experiences in life. It must of been in about 3rd or 4th grade when it all happened. I remember that I used to be one of the best in my math class. At that time I wasn't preoccupied about my grades or any school related work, it was more about my socialization. Since I used to be really good at math, I was answering all the questions asked by the teacher, and every time I would get them correct. But for other classmates it wasn't that easy and fun. So one day the unexpected happened, one of the children decided to make an evil joke, lucky enough for him everyone started laughing at me, I must of been really stressed in that situation because I was about to start to cry, and that triggered even more people to make fun of me. Everyone was teasing me for some time, telling me how "boys don't cry". In that period of time I lost all my supposed friends. Longer it lasted worst it got, to say this in other words, it was torture for me. During that time, everyone laughed at me, made fun of me and treated me miserably. I didn't know what to do to regain the respect I used to have. I was extremely confused about the situation.
             For a second example, this quote also explains how the wisest person would act. She would not "show off" and brag how good they are, instead they will hide their knowledge and would use it at the perfect moment, this way you could make more friends and less enemies.
             I think that society as a whole agrees
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