Today’s Horoscope
All Signs:
The stars want you to know that it is true that the smarter you are and the more aware you are, the less happy you will be. That’s the trade off. And in many cases it is a choice.
Regardless of what you hear and see, there are very few truly stupid people in the world. People that don’t know about the specific things you know about aren’t stupid, they just aren’t interested. Those same people that don’t understand politics or physics or the significance of zero still have vast reserves of knowledge about sports or music or internal combustion engines.
The sad thing is that these people come to think of themselves as not being smart because they don’t read a lot of books, or care about ten part shows about space. Human beings can’t help wanting to feel superior, and that comes at the cost of keeping others down. We are natural elitists, and of course that all goes back to insecurity and fear.
So be on guard for that, and if you catch yourself doing it, stop it. It is crappy behavior and we can control it with a minimal amount of awareness and effort.
We all have something to offer the world, and for all the geniuses that have changed the world by rising above their station in life, there are millions that never do because they have been made to feel like they are idiots or somehow lesser people. They are afraid to try, because they see how others look at them, and the people looking down on them do it with no real knowledge of who that person really is.
Smart or rich or high society people sometimes think they are part of a special club, and any club exists at the cost of keeping undesirables out. Being exclusionary might ensure that no one shows up at your formal party in a t-shirt drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon, but it keeps you from experiencing people that have a lot to offer you. It makes the excluded feel bad about themselves, and it holds back civilization on the whole. If you are being exclusionary, chances are that you’re being an asshole.
So if people have different interests than you, don’t just cut them out of your life. While you might be mad that they don’t care about the things you care about, maybe they feel the same way about you. Maybe you are doing that very same thing to them, and maybe it is based on your own insecurities. Maybe you should become a little more well rounded, if you’re so smart.
And back to the stars original point. Being truly smart and aware can bring you a lot of misery. It can make you understand the world on a deeper level, and see things that others can’t or won’t. You can’t ignore them because they are there, they exist, and to ignore them would go against all that you are.
But you must always remember, there are good things you can see that others can’t or won’t, and instead of always warning them about the bad things, you can also tell them about the good things. The things you know that are wondrous and amazing will interest them if you let the joy you feel come through in telling it. Your passion will carry you, and people respond to passion.
Passion is what kept all the people that changed the world going. It’s more than just knowledge, it’s the infectious and imaginative drive that kept them on the path to greatness.
And they made life better and took all of us with them. Even the “stupid” ones.
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