Man is a social being. It is rooted in our nature. There is no escaping this illustrious characteristic. There is no solitude for the philosophical man. The philosophical man enters the public sphere and is rejected by men. The philosophical man retreats to the mountains and is chastised for his inactivity. This is the life of the philosophical man. The philosophical man must sit and watch all those around him prosper while he bears the weight of the religious realm. All those in the aesthetic and ethical realms appear to produce pseudo-intellectuals. The philosophical man seated on his obsidian throne watches in agony, unable to stop the atrocities before him. The philosophical man is unable to understand the social nature of humanity. He is forced to reconcile with the higher power. There is no rest for him, only pain. He returns from his mountain in humility, yet things have changed. He is still rejected. He dialogues with the pseudo-intellectuals of the public space. There is nothing but pain coursing through his veins as he calls out, “Why don’t you understand? There is a God. He is the answer for our society.” Maybe the philosophical man had not spent enough time in his study, for he has no claim on society. He, himself, has not found the answer. He knows many things yet finds no fulfilment. He preaches a message he struggles to understand utterly. Whilst walking through the public space, those who once knew him approach and mock, “What have you profited from your thought? We ate, drank, and studied all that we needed. We have no need for your religious babble.” The philosophical man, burdened by his mind as the pain of his existence weighs upon his head, has no response. He knows they will not understand, for even he does not understand. All the philosophical man wants is to be accepted by society. All he wants is to share his ideas. This desire brings no contentment to him, for he preaches a message he is incapable of living. The philosophical man knows what he must do. He must leave the aesthetic men with his thoughts and retreat to the mountain of his study while living all that he has conceived in his burdened mind. The philosophical man leaves, wishing that men would understand him, but it never comes. This is the life of the philosophical man. It is a never-ending burden of discovery and societal anguish. There can be no breach into the public sphere. They are content in their ignorance and laughter, which is a burden to the philosophical man. All that he does brings pain. There is no escape. Man is a social being, but the philosophical man is ostracized from society. Truth isolates man from the commoner. The philosophical man will always be incomplete.
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