A wrong IQ test

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In New Jersey, USA, Carl, the son of Uncle Sam, and Carl, the son of Big Jack, entered the psychology laboratory at the same time. The two Kars took the IQ test at the same time; after the test, the psychologist had other urgent matters to attend to, so he told the two Kars to come back the next day to pick up their test results. The test results are in: Uncle Sam’s son scored 80 points, which is just enough to meet the IQ threshold. And Big Beard Jack’s son scored 120 points, showing a rare high level of intelligence. After that incident, Uncle Sam’s Karl remained silent for a week. He had thought he could get a high score, and then use that report to show off to his friends, but now... Uncle Sam comforted him, saying, \"Kid, you don’t need such a high level of intelligence to handle the things in this world.\" Uncle Sam is a carpenter. To prove his theory, he began to consciously build Karl’s confidence. He built a complex model of a ship and then showed it to Carl step by step: Look, a ship is so complicated that even geniuses might struggle with it, but if you break it down into hundreds of small steps, even a fool can understand it. Karl indeed made a ship model following his steps. From then on, Karl’s confidence soared, and he developed a great interest in ships. In his free time, he built many ships on his own, even modifying many of his father’s designs. By participating in ship model competitions time and again, he finally grew into a successful ship engineer. Whenever the topic of IQ comes up, he always makes fun of himself by mentioning his IQ of 80: Look, guys, if I can do it, then surely you can too. At that moment, he was proud, proud of having achieved a fulfilling life thanks to his 80 IQ. One day, after listening to Sam’s account, another psychologist administered an IQ test to Carl, and the result was 120 points! What exactly is the reason for this? Later, the psychologist got in touch with the laboratory that had conducted the tests on Carl for the first time, and he boldly speculated that the two Carls from those tests must have received the wrong test reports. And what about the other Karl, the son of bearded Jack who mistakenly thought he had a high IQ? How is he doing these days? Everyone managed to track him down, and to everyone’s surprise, another Karl was also living a good life. Now, as a painter, he often takes pride in his genius. As a child, he lacked confidence and always thought he was stupid. It was Big Beard Jack who didn’t believe his intelligence was low, that’s why he wanted to take him for tests. After receiving the good news of an IQ score of 120, Carl became more confident in himself; he believed he could do anything well, so he chose painting, his favorite activity, and pursued it for many years. Now he has held his own art exhibitions and is fairly well-known in the painting world. With a playful attitude, Karl also came to test his actual IQ. Sure enough, Big Beard Jack Karl has an IQ of only 80. What a huge joke God played on them! What if the two Kars didn’t give wrong results? Sam’s Carl might, relying on his high IQ, take countless detours ； And Carl, the bearded Jack, might not even have the confidence to attend painting training. IQ is important, but EQ cannot be ignored either ； Emotional intelligence is important, but resilience cannot be ignored either... What’s more important than all that is our own effort.