The bane of the intellectual

The forever striving have little time for the subtle joys of life. They sometimes don’t see it, and more often, having seen it, forgo it. They create an atmosphere that can be best described as malignantly stirred. Those of less vigorous disposition find themselves spontaneously agitated in the subject’s company. Why the need to stir up a storm when there is none…

Possibly belonging to the class of storm stirrers, I have always felt that people like that don’t create storms but see one before others…This quality of foresight enables them to play out various scenario and perhaps find the one best suited for themselves and for their peers. At this point, such a person will find himself being thrust into a position of leadership. This quality comes at a terrible price. The bearer is often shrouded in a cloud of despondency. To see so much truth can indeed be burdening. But is it the truth they see, or do they see their own fears and like a dark prophecy set out to realize the worst. In which case, such individual are but more a menace than beneficial.

To see everything, and to question everything leaves one feeling extremely cynical and at the same time very full of musings. To introspect each of one’s action, can be a task for a greater portion of one’s life. But where does all this lead. Firstly, it leads to misery, and if fortunate then to self-realization. But like a socialist ideal is forever trapped in the vice-like grip of a command economy, such a person is often trapped in his own miserable conclusions about his own existence.

So is there a point or a direction to such intellectual pursuits?