That modern icon, Forrest Gump, was intellectually challenged, but
nevertheless worked very hard to maximize his potential, such as it
was. The protagonist of this story, Rosemary, was very similar to
Forrest in many respects. She worked very hard, she studied hard, and
she greatly hated being less smart than the other children. Generally,
this made her work even harder, but at times she became discouraged.
One day she asked her favorite teacher if she really would someday
become smarter if she continued to work very hard. The encouragement
came, ... "You will be partially sage, Rosemary, in time."