It is customary to always tell young people that it is "bring something" who strip very good, outstanding, even unique.
That's a lie, one of the most common, most common lies that are dished out the Nachwuchse. I call only the name of Heinrich von Kleist and Vincent van Gogh.
The basic motivation for this "educational Lie" is clear: The young man should exert themselves, believe in success through persistent work. Herewith also the justice and beneficence orderliness of society.
Only: Be still meant this lie so benevolent and noble, begs the question whether it was justified.
Especially many of the most gifted are in fact not determine long that they where they only contribute beyond, quite speedy progress, on the other hand just with the non wherein they particularly gifted and ambitious.
They can then easily doubt the value of their work, even despair of the society, the circumstances.
Of course, it looks quite downright subversive to many people, is said to adolescents: "You have to expect that you specify, the largest stones puts you on that field where you are doing out of the ordinary in the way, urges you mercilessly to the side, fought , slandered, for Spinner, declared a failure, ignored you, makes you so silenced, can be explained mad, an instructor in a mental hospital or a regular prison, perhaps even kill. "
Although a true and verifiable statement often, but initially not very encouraging; Moreover, the talented young man asks especially like the so speaking, other, instantly, at any rate, as soon as he checked the regard to its validity, which is why so unless: whether this human society since at least partially constructed meadow spirit hostile. A resounding yes arises as a response soon. Unless it displaces the reality hides the reality out of his perception.
Even in the latter case but hopes to get there over time, that reality no longer be dismissed out of hand as too personally experienced real.
"What am I supposed to practice day and night, learn to make my creative powers to itself in the unlikely event that I bring it to true mastery, so to must expect, as a spinner, a parasite even to stand, of the have most of his life wasted in vain "-: So is the logical follow-up question of adolescents. (more ...)
