There is a specific kind of intelligence that is almost never celebrated but is consistently effective: the intelligence that recognizes when the game being played is not the game worth playing.
A wise monk once said:
You'll be alone in the most difficult times of your life... These times will make you wise, mature, and fearless... They will strip away every illusion and show you who truly matters. You'll earn to be your own strength when no one shows up. In silence, you'll meet the strongest version of yourself. Pain will become your greatest teacher, and growth will become vour quiet reward.
One day, you'll look back and realize solitude was a blessing in disguise.