The Gift And Curse Of Seeing

“The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.” -Salvador Dali

“I will continue to generate stupid, silly stories, even after technology has made me completely obsolete. If there’s one edge I have over AI, it’s this irrationality, this need to create something that has no right or reason to exist. I know it makes no sense. I’m starting to think it might also be what makes me human.” -Simon Rich

Do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see? -lyrics from the song “Do You Hear What I Hear” by Bing Crosby

The artist and the leader share something in common: they both “see it” before anyone else does. They’re often ahead of their time.

The price they pay for this gift is loneliness and dissatisfaction because no one else sees what they see.

If this is you and you “see it”, stop asking and waiting if others see it too.

They don’t.

It’s up to you.

Go make it.

Then, they’ll see it.

Or they won’t.

But at least you acted on your vision. You can live in peace knowing that.