My INTP Manifesto

At the heart of this INTP is an extreme need for authenticity.  I am a person of intense passion and feeling, who has a keen handle on the concept of futility.  I am internally open, honest, and authentic.  I do not cherish, nor have the ability of some for self-deception.  I cannot linger long in denial, even in times of crushing grief.

And, like anyone else who has had something fine and good their whole life, I'm simply incapable of accepting less.  I do not keep to my internal world from coldness or arrogance -- as you may define it -- but because I have a mighty fine alternative to the deceitfulness of this world.

I feel the preciousness of time and do not desire to waste it on flirtatious games, the trappings of popular culture, or certain social or cultural norms that serve no purpose (other than to try to maintain power and control (itself an illusion) or to make a very few people very wealthy at the expense of others.)

I acknowledge that others cherish things like denial, pop culture, and the push-me pull-me nature of new romance.  I am not so arrogant to attempt to impose honesty and transparency on others, and cannot accept less than my internal world offers.  Therefore, with great sadness and disappointed longings to connect in a real and authentic way, I choose my own company over that of the self-deceiver -- a depressingly large subset of humanity.

So then, I am often lonely.

This INTP plunges usually fearlessly into any quest for the truth.  I refuse to guard myself from the frightening and often saddening effects of experiencing this world, others, and even myself as it is, they are, and I am.  But, I am also more richly rewarded when the truth encompasses love, happiness, pleasure, and what is good and right.  I am able to enjoy these truths from a childlike perspective -- embracing these experiences more fully than most, because I am fully convinced of their truthfulness.

Most people do not have this depth of feeling -- having their pleasure dulled by cynicism concerning what is good.  My cynicism is reserved only for the deceptive veneer of this world, not for things that are honestly good and true.

I am a "Tigger" that looks more like an "Eeyore" to you.