Essay on “Stupidity” Complete Essay, Paragraph, Speech in 500 Words for Class 9, 10, 12 and Graduation Students.

Stupidity

Although stupidity is commonly defined as a lack of normal intelligence’, stupid behaviour is not the behaviour of a person lacking in intelligence but the behaviour of a person not using good judgement or sense. In fact, stupidity comes from the Latin word that means ‘senseless’. Therefore, stupidity can be defined as the behaviour of a person of normal intelligence who acts in a particular situation as if he or she isn’t very bright. Stupidity exists at three levels of seriousness. First is the simple, relatively harmless level. Behaviour at this level is often amusing. It is humorous when someone places the food from a fast food restaurant on the roof of the car while unlocking the door and then drives away with the food still on the roof. We call this absent-minded. The person’s good sense or intelligence was temporarily absent. At this level, other than passing inconvenience or embarrassment, no one is injured by the stupid behaviour. The next type-serious stupidity is more dangerous. Practical jokes such as putting sugar in the salt shakers are at this level. The intention is humorous, but there is a chance of harm. Irresponsible advice given to others is also serious stupidity. An example is a person who plays a psychiatrist on the basis of an introductory psychology course or doing a TV program on psychiatry. The intention may be to help, but if the victim really needs Psychiatric help, an amateur will only worsen the situation. Even worse is the third kind of stupidity. Kind people, who would never injure another living being, stupidly throw away a box of six-week-old kittens along a country road. Lacking the heart to kill the poor things, they sentence them to almost certain death from wild animals, infections, exposure or the wheels of a passing vehicle. Yet they are able to tell themselves that they will find nice homes’ or ‘animals can get along in the wild’. Another example of this kind of stupidity is the successful local businessman who tries to have as many office affairs as he can get away with. He risks the loss of his business and his home. He fails to see that what he is doing is wrong. This is true moral stupidity. of a person not willing to think about the results of his actions or take responsibility for them. The common defence of a person guilty of stupidity is-‘But I didn’t think…..’ Thi however, is not a proper excuse, especially when serious or harmful stupidity is involved.

Conclusion 

Stupidity comes from the Latin word meaning ‘senseless’. It means a lack of common sense and not using good judgement. There are three types of stupidity. The first type is essentially harmless and is caused due to absent-mindedness. It may cause embarrassment and inconvenience. The second type results from giving harmful advice or making practical and harmful jokes. Moral stupidity results from an unwillingness to hold oneself responsible for one’s actions or to think about the consequences of one’s actions