Derp

     Recently more than ever, I've been having original thoughts (for my brain, at least) that continue to buzz in my mind without any kind of exit. It seems like many of my opinions about Philosophy are accurate, but not popular. I feel the connection between myself and Socrates' "cave" allegory. I am enlightened, but when I come back to the darkness and shadows of this world, people call me a fool who stumbles.
     I only feel absolutely connected when I am talking to someone who is of a high intelligence level, such as myself. For instance, the most valuable social interaction I have had with anyone all semester long has been with Dr. Anne Matthews about such things that interest people such as ourselves. That has been the only time in a long time that I have felt like someone really, truly understood my point of view and the rationale I use to get there.
     My family, for instance, lacks the ability to communicate on a philosophical basis; therefore, rendering any communication about Philosophy as useful as "bullshit," according to my aunt.
     I feel like I don't know where I am going in that I don't know what to do with the masses who are imprisoned in the shadows, and think it crazy to escape. I am a person described in Socrates' "Myth of the Metals." It takes a special person to have lived as I have and somehow still be able to lead the academic pack.
     I apologize for the tangent. Anyway, I do not feel like I can leave the country in good conscience, as I see the way in which these people live. I know I need to do something about it, but blatant "damn REASON" [according to Mary aka Mollie Propheter, if that is indeed her name] obviously does not do the trick, and is usually observed as hostile. I refuse to submit myself to the overgrown appetites in this country, and consume myself to death such as the masses do, but my only other alternative is to engage in politics [which is corrupted to the point of no return save dismantling the government] or attempt to teach or identify people intelligent enough to learn Philosophy, and talk to them not only rationally but also kindly and see if they can save themselves from the darkness that is poor moral reasoning in our country. I think that is going to be my goal. Teaching at a university would not be unappealing to me, but I need to get out of this state before that will ever begin to happen.