Originally posted by bustr
Dok,
Be carefull, by this definition it is almost advocating a superior class of human being to whom the rest of us less creative are supposed to....(recognise)(worship)(give special consideration)? Does this mean the rest of us do not have valuble and creative lives? All men are created equal, but some men are created more equal? ...
No ... you took it the wrong way. And slinging this back to the original drift, if you look at most of the people labeled as "genius" through history - most of them were terribly unhappy. And, as has been posted, many committed suicide. If you added in the number who drank (or drugged) themselves to death throughout history, the toll would be even worse.
I don't see an elite class here at all. I see nature's checks and balances at work. People with heightened creative drives are also burdened with depression and possibly a lack of the kind of fortitude needed to deal with their unhappiness.
One of the interesting comments I read in the wake of HST's demise was how he was always fascinated to talk to anyone who thougt his writing was any good. So many people thought he was a great writer, but it seemed like he could never enjoy or appreciate his own gift.
I wouldn't say such people need to be revered - but what they are capable of should be respected, and what they pay for that gift should be accepted.
