Yes, you've probably heard it. You've probably laughed at it as silly or narcissistic. Now, let's consider it. I have always said that 95% of people are stupid and shallow. Yes, this seems incredibly arrogant. I apologize for that. It's simply a theory I have formed after being continually frustrated by the people of our society. Frankly, we have too many sheople in this world who would prefer to be shallow and not think for themselves. Now if someone were great (i.e brilliant), 95% of people would either (1) not care or (2) not understand. This makes logical sense. However, another option is that the person is being misunderstood because they themselves are stupider than the stupid people. This goes to show that if you're misunderstood you're not necessarily brilliant. BUT, I would go so far as to say that it may be a solid indication of your brilliance. In short, I think that this saying, in general, holds water. I would like to point out that I do not agree with this statement for the same reasons that Mr. Emerson does. You see, Ol' Ralph was a transcendental optimist. This largely means he was nature deifying relativist with romantic notions about man being good. He believed that you could say something true today and then say something entirely different tomorrow and yet the contradictory statement be true. Thus, the relativism. Truth is changing. Thus, brilliant and great people who understand this concept are misunderstood because they follow the constant ebb and flow of truth. Clearly, this is not biblical yet this is the reason Emerson said what he did. No sane human being can live like that. Thus, I disagree with Mr. Emerson because of the philosophical grounds of his claim, yet I agree with the claim because of my own entirely different reason.
God Bless,
Stanley
P.S. Don't be part of the sheople. Think things through. Don't follow a trend simply because it's a trend. Consider others. Just because something isn't immediately pleasurable doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile. Learn new things. Have deep conversations. The world isn't about you.
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