intelligence and isolation.
A lot of people tend to romanticize intelligence. they see it as something interesting; a trait a person should have in a job, in friendship, in a partner. but most people are not ready to face what intelligence really is. more often than not, it comes with isolation.
because intelligent people tend to question things. they tend to see beyond, to seek meaning. and at a certain point, that questioning turns inward. it becomes a confrontation with themselves, questioning their purpose, their existence.
i believe most people are intelligent in different ways. there are many types of intelligence: spatial, musical, logical, linguistic. fundamentally, people are intelligent in their own nature. but intelligence often comes with isolation because it requires looking deeper, seeking beyond, questioning even things we have already agreed to accept.
i believe intelligence goes hand in hand with self-reflection. and thats what people are scared of. most people dont look deeper because at some point it becomes self-confrontation. it becomes a threat, to question the status quo, to question your life, to ask whether where you are is really what you want, whether anything even makes sense at all. thats where intelligence stops being glamorous.
theres this idea that intelligent people are elitist, that they dont fit well into society because they think theyre better than others. i dont think thats the case. i think its because not everyone wants to be with them. its exhausting, the constant questioning, the constant search for meaning. its not even a choice, they cant help it. their mind tires them.
at least, thats how it is for me. im not saying im intelligent. im saying i notice a pattern in how i think. i look deeper. i question meaning. i ask why things the way they are. and i cant help it, it comes naturally. people tell me not everything has to have a logical explanation, but it has to, right? there must be an explanation for everything.
yet it is exhausting. i wish i could stop thinking, but i cant. its been this way for as long as i can remember and it frustrates me. thats why intelligence comes with isolation, because beyond a certain point, no one wants to stay. i surely am not.








