Is it alright to feel different from the time I live in?

Question

I feel like I don't belong in this time period. I often spend my time looking over Einstein's equations to better understand the possibility of time travel. I like to see if Stephen Hawking's theories are right by using log functions, Geometry, and black hole equations.

I wish and know how to build things like particle accelerators and Van de Graaff generators, but I can never find the supplies needed. I always wonder if the future has "science centers" where you can easily buy supplies for big projects.

The more I seem to learn, the more isolated I seem to be. People at my high school just don't share a passion for life like I do. I don't want anything to do with them since they seem like empty shells that watch television.

Based on the above, is it right for me to isolate myself. How can I not feel as alienated?

Answer 1

You will go thru stages of when you should have been on Earth time wise. There was a time when I thought I would have done better in the past, now I know it would be so neat to see the future.

Answer 2

What great comments and positive energy you have received from this question!

It is the ultimate challenge to be a path finder and trail blazer. These are not things of the past, but ways to the future.

The obligation of a path finder is to also be a gate keeper. To hold the way open for others to follow or your efforts will be lost for someone else to claim credit.

The sense of displacement in time could be related to past lives, if you have ever pondered reincarnation... that is if you believe in the concept of the immortal soul, it is a possibility.

The times we are living through now are unique and challenging. Even adults wish they could go back to the so called good old days. The past is often romantisized, and the the grim realities of those days gone by are seldom conveyed with honesty.

Set your sights on the future. High school is a right of passage required to get to the next level, which with your smarts should be a good uniervsity to perfect your math and science potential.

Intelectuals that are slightly ahead of their time, so to speak, and in some cases way ahead of their time have also felt the way you do.

Never forget that you can choose to create what ever type of energy you want to be surrounded by. Even though you don't know these people who have posted here, or me as well... people wish you well and can relate to your feelings with honest empathy and compassion.

Ask your Native American freind at school if you could do a smudge with him some time, he should be able to explain what it is about. It might help you to feel more connected and sense your important place in the flow of time.

Answer 3

I'm the same exact way...

Find some way to stoop down to their level temporarily, just talk to a few people.

Youd be surprised, I know I sure was.

Answer 4

When they voted GW in, I felt that I didn't belong in this time period either.

You would probably do well to join a club w/those of your physics interests.  This is likely to be easier in college or online than in your high school. Maybe you can find another interesting club to join in highschool in the meantime.

Usually if you try hard enough online you can find supplies you are looking for and can always put out requests.  As for big projects,.. who knows, maybe you can get grants to help you someday.

Just because people don't share your interests doesn't mean that they don't have as much passion for life.  Not everyone is an intellectual.  It's cool to be smart and ambitious, but you might want to open your mind to people who believe in the so-called simple life of relationships and more popular pursuits.  If you can't, well that's just the way it is I guess.

Personally, I hate seeing good nerdy guys go down the path of isolation like my ex-boyfriend w/ the great computer admin job who is over 50 and never married and my brother who made the Silicon Valley scene in it's hayday, retired early and lives alone in the High California Desert area, almost 50 and also never married.

Answer 5

I think your problem may arise from the school system. Most are there to teach to a level - and get the most pupils past that bar. That is their measure of success. However, this does not bring out the pupils tallents in one particular direction.

There are some schools and colleges that specilise in developing high achievers (some for their own profit I may add) abd these can accelerate passing standard grades. Why waste years getting bored when you could take the grades earlier?

I would advise you to find the pinacles of excellence out there, and see where the people who work there came from.

This 'fast lane' teaching is common in Japan, but less so here.

Regarding dealing with other classmates, most intelligent people are ostricised anyway - so you will just have to stay quiet to non interested parties, or speak on their level. Just be aware that intelligence sometimes leads to arrogance if you don't learn people skills.

For equipment, you will have to start visiting electronic recycling places. - You're in luck as they are sprouting up everywhere now.

For a standard Vandegraffe generator, just take a standard (broken) hoover apart. - Mount on a base with large scrap polystyrene towers or rigid polystyrene waste pipe as the column, and make the belt from a large rubble sack - with foil sections glued on. Stainles fruit bowl as the dome.

There are some very good youtube home videos of inventors like yourself - I'll post a few links below.

Answer 6

The more time you spend alone, away from people, the more unique and individualistic you will become. This will increase more and more until it becomes virtually unbearable.

Essentially, what you are doing is depressing yourself over the state of humanity and civilization currently. Though it is good and proper to be individualistic as much as possible you must realize that the way things are at current is not at all proper and is, in some sense perhaps unknown to you, wrong or even evil. What you can do, and perhaps what you must do, is confront the situation and come to terms with it. You can do this by studying philosophy. What is philosophy you ask? Philosophy is the art of being human. It is the essence of mans ability and intellect. It's "secrets" will harden your mind and allow you to survive in an imperfect world by helping you to recognize the validity of your own existence and thoughts and supreme qualities while identifying, and if you should choose, fighting those which are immoral, incorrect, and impossible.

Answer 7

don't worry about it. its not what separates you from your friends that's important but what you share. if we were all the same the world would be a really boring place. if you want to isolate yourself feel free you probably know best but i think you would be better off celebrating your differences instead of hiding from them.

Answer 8

Perhaps you should write story (ongoing) about time traveling and that will help you feel better, and help you focus that creative energy.  High school sucks.  It gets sooooo much better!

Answer 9

i am much older than you are.  i am a square peg that did not ever fit into the round holes.  i have always been unconventional, but being that way leads me into different directions than the herd.  you may very well discover new scientific facts because you think out of the box.  keep doing that.  for me, it is the arts.  but for you there are so many, many places to "travel," which means in your mind.  and then, from what springs out of your mind, start to experiment.  don't tell "them" what you are doing, don't even tell your teachers:  be safe and not sorry, but patent whatever new invention you make out of that unconventional brain you were graced to be born with.

no one can make you be anyone other than who you are, and do not feel ashamed of who you are.  everyone was born an utter miracle, but many don't even think about it, so how can they do miraculous things?  do miracles, but just PRETEND once in a while that what "they" say has great import to you.  take what you need from what they say.  if, for example, you hear that professor x is arrogant, then take that for what it's worth, which may be valuable, or not, depending on the degree of the rumor.  you know how they go...

anyway, i often feel myself that i don't belong in this time period, but this is where i was born.  so i just take that for what it is, and i smile each day for LIFE, and simply carry on.  but love yourself and appreciate yourself and know that whatever you think, whatever you do, if done with a good heart, will always make you feel better and better.  therefore, do not give up on YOU.  so be YOU, and take that to the limit and go as far as you can, but be careful not to talk much about it.  just do it.

Answer 10

I belive that no one feels like they fit in during those wonderful high shcool years. It normal and alright to feel this way but dont isolate yourself, try find a club that you like or try starting one, why not a timetravel one...just have fun how ever it is you have it.

Answer 11

I can understand not wanting to identify with typical American culture. Especially teenage culture. I felt the same way when I was in high school. Life after high school and college, "real life," is a lot more inspiring and interesting. Some people never graduate to a higher way of living, and some do it early, like you have. The important thing is that you make the most of the time you have. You only get to do high school once. Pretend you are from the future, and you are an undercover anthropologist disguised as a high school student. In order to learn from those around you, you have to have contact with them. You might be surprised by what you learn about yourself, too. Sometimes people, especially teens, have really unique ideas and interests, but they feel like they have to pretend to be dumb and apathetic in order to be liked. Give your classmates a chance; some of them may be relieved to meet someone else who is smart and perceptive.

And yes, I often feel like I belong to another era.