A young person with deep thoughts is likely to achieve nothing. This is because their soul has moved ahead of their age.
Believe this: if you don’t put into practice the principles you understand, the more you grasp these principles, the more disconnected you become, and the harder it is to move forward in life.
Many young people, even at a very young age, realize they are not part of the unthinking masses, and they can quickly begin to ponder the meaning of life, see the essence of things in images, and understand some of the rules by which society operates.
But something will turn against you, the more splendid the palace of your mind, the more it will consume you.
You know too much, want too much, fear too much, and as a result, you become more disappointed, more helpless, and see more of life’s gray areas.
The more complex your thinking becomes, the less you act. In your mind, you keep adding layers of thought, but in your actions, you keep subtracting, because every moment, you stop to reflect and question.
At this point, you may suddenly find yourself trapped in one place, unable to move, this is the curse of self-reflection, the downfall of intelligent people. Don’t think of your thoughts as profound; thoughts change with time.
You need to bend down and engage in small tasks you think you already understand. You need to grow, accumulate experience, engage with others, and physically immerse yourself in society.
If you feel like your thoughts are stagnating, it means your mind has moved too far ahead. You need to wait, to spend time on practical matters, and only then can your thoughts advance further. This is always a reciprocal process. If you insist on waiting until every mental blueprint is fully laid out before you act, I’m sorry, you’ll never get there.
The source of your real-world suffering is that you are used to wandering in your thoughts, running wild in your imagination, while returning to reality is a long, seemingly endless journey. The more you think, the harder it is to start.
-quora
