creative personality and shamans

I have to admit Hughes was a pretty interesting read, for one i had no idea the seven types of intellegence theory even existed. To me Gardner is saying people are born creative but which intellegence shows greater gain is what the person will persue. Gardner gives examples such as Gandhi, Graham, and Mozart. I wouldnt put these people in a class of seperate intellegece, I believe gifted is the word I am looking for. People always be little Mozart's father for pushing his son. Well I am going to be different and applaud his father, why shouldnt we be pushed to the brink as children? Parents just want whats best for us, also as children how will we ever realise our full potential if our parents are not behind us giving us a little nudge every now and then. My father gace me a nundge for three years to play baseball at first i hated it, after three years i began to adore baseball and that has been my lifes passion ever since.

If I had as much dedication to baseball as an artists does to his art i would probably be dead. I never realised how genetics along with hard work it took to be an artists. By the way when i heard the story about Van Gough killing himself because his brother was going to die of a disease, has changed y out look on him as a great painter to a coward. Any body that comitts suicide for any reason is a coward and cannot face their fears. As far as Shamans go, i am sorry but give it up. I am so sick of hearing about these people healing people, they are nothing but people that go get high and feel like they can travel from world to world. I dont care what these people do on their own time, but to see Shamans in basically every weeks reading is really starting to irritate me. By the way whoever said the Western world has a conditioned closedmindeness can pack their bags and just get out. Anybody in this class that defends Shamans can pack their bags and get out. Because you know what when you get sick who do you go to? Not a Shaman a good old Medical Doctor, so if you people belive in Shamans so much and want me to stop ripping them for their mental problems then go to one when you get sick and see how long it take you to figure out their idiots.