I don’t know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn’t make you happy. J.D. Salinger. Why do is intelligence so edified? There are so many forms of intelligence, which ones make us happy? Intelligence is thinking, reasoning, and understanding instead of just doing things automatically or by instinct. EQ or emotional intelligence is the ability to have some self-awareness and respond instead of reacting robotically. Let's explore different kinds of intelligence and how and why we react to them differently. How can we focus on the value of the person without placing values on them according to their IQs?