Eremophila (btw, I have a few in my garden - love them) read the sentence again. After this post, I am not continuing with the dance.
I do not say "everyone is born with a low level of intelligence and also don't take the opportunity to develop it">
But perhaps I wasn't clear. I hope this is clearer: We are all born with different levels of intelligence and with different life circumstances in which to develop our intelligence (and other gifts).
In addition we are all subject to powerful continuous narratives which make us see and act in the world in certain ways as individuals and as members of groups, societies, etc. For various reasons, some of us get to take a step back and see the world under the veneer of the narrative. Is that clearer?