Friday, March 7, 2014

The Mavellonialist Intellectual

Such an intellectual has an insatiable, unending desire to explore ideas, experience different things, analyze how things tick, discover new technologies, explore new worlds, and live her love of learning each day, all her life.

Such an intellectual is not a pseudo-intellectual with only a depthless study and review of comfortable ideas compatible with her ideology, felt stances, adopted group values and  assumptions.

Such an intellectual is not the member of a ruling class anywhere on earth, wrongly resolving that only a few superior persons are destined to rule the unfortunate majority beneath her, inferior rabble to be ridden and supervised in all aspect of their wretched lives.

Such an intellectual is an individualist not a groupist.

Such an intellectual talks to and worships God.

Such an intellectual endlessly struggles to improve herself in spiritual and moral ways.

Such an intellectual accepts that she does not know everything and never will. She never ceases growing, developing and expanding her understanding.

Such an intellectual works to support herself and her family, not living off the fat of the land, her living provided her by those less privileged and not subsidized.

Such an intellectual does not crave power acquisition. She wants to live free to do her own thing. She would never work or plot to deprive another of his freedom to develop his own intellect and life. She disperses power, and does not accrue it to herself.

Such an intellectual is ever striving to align the moving correspondence between intelligence and wisdom.

Such an intellectual is motivated by kindness: to care for herself, others and to make God feel appreciated and respected.

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