Being "gifted" is sometimes badly misjudged. I have a friend who was the best in his school, then we was at the bottom of his class in high school. All his conf

Being "gifted" is sometimes badly misjudged. I have a friend who was the best in his school, then we was at the bottom of his class in high school. All his confidence disappeared when he found that "best in school X" can actually mean nothing because school X may be quite bad by comparison. The one eyed person that is the king in the land of the blind is the best comparison. Second, even having a high native intelligence does not guarantee you will not waste your life doing trivial jobs where you don't contribute a lot to the society and it is not regarded as a good use of your capabilities. "Yes, I am the smartest burger flipper in McDonalds, I am awesome". Imagine Einstein deciding to become a plumber.