Bigchick wrote:mgeni wrote:i met an american with the same ability to memories calendar, siyo maajabu USA, kuna wenye wamemories entire phone book and calculate faster than a calculator!
It is good to celebrate others achievements/talents.
Yes there are others but in Kenya ni huyu tuu tumeskia.Moreso because he is semi literate ( or is it fully illiterate).
That talent can be developed further. The mother said, "alikuwa na uvimbe kwa kichwa". So, probably a neuro-developmental disorder which affected his brain. Also, savants are usually autistic meaning they have problems socialising, communicating, speaking and learning. Often, they are called "knowledgeable idiots"; they might score low on intelligence tests but possess exceptional abilities to use their minds. It would be very hard to teach one.
Set out to correct the world's wrongs and you will most certainly wind up adding to them.