Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius. Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string", as quoted from his book Self-Reliance. Being a genius in the eyes of others means that you think the same as everyone else? Last time I checked that was being a mindless zombie.
Being labelled a genius takes more than thinking as others do. I believe in my own thoughts, it's not possible for me not to, however I doubt that others will always believe in what I think. Does that make me less of a genius? I guess so, but as quoted from Tomorrow Never Ends, "the difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success"~Elliot Carver.
To become successful, innovation or a new way of thinking isn't the only thing that's important. Determination, hard work and tireless effort are what make insane-geniuses known for only their genius. In this regard I agree with Sir Thomas Edison, "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." To achieve, effort must be made. At times our efforts are ridiculed by others, but how do they know that we actually right?
I could be a genius, but that would only be because others accept my ideas as the truth. Through my efforts I could have proof that I am undeniably correct and so changing their way of thinking isn't impossible. Then again, I could be called insane for stating a fact that is true but so bizarre that others refuse to accept it. "There's a fine line between genius and insanity..."~Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972, from The Quotation Page regarding Sanityhttp://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/sanity/). Which one we are named is really dependent on one fact: self-confidence.
To believe your own thoughts, to have faith in your instincts, is the undeniable truth for each person. However your reality may easily differ from that of another. Even so, common truths can be shared within groups of people.
Believe in yourself, and someday you will prove to others that you are indeed correct.
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