Hiralious

Over the course of few days , I have run into some experiences that have marked my psyche in a tangible way. I have concurred that a person of exceptional talent or insight , if he/ she does not keep track of the abilities and uniqueness of their experience , it is very likely for them to be swallowed by the majority, which I wouldn't call unthinking , but their preoccupations  would be decidedly different. The likely possibility for such a person is that they would carve out an identity in antagonism, and that identity does not serve the creative or inquisitive nature of that mind. I see it as settling for a lot less.
We are all time bound for our existence here and as we age, the ego trips start giving away one by one .  A truly wise person would then have to jump past the pitfall of instant gratification, the compliments , the easy praise , the validation which is one upload away , the agreements without discourse, for the things which actually add value to life beyond the instantaneous happiness of comfortable choices. Otherwise, the person  stands to lose the distinction that he has from others. The is the test for intellectuals of the new age.