Intellectual

 Intellectual

An intellectual is one who is an enlightened person. He has to give light to others who are in need of it. In fact in every society we find intellectuals such as philosophers., scientists, scholars, writers and critics, and they, as enlightened men, have a great responsibility towards society. But in a society  all cannot be intellectuals. If a time comes when all are intellectuals, it would be a blessed time indeed; but at present, at any rate, all are not intellectuals and those who are intellectuals have the great responsibility of guiding others on to the right path. If today  we have our civilization and culture, if we have order and security in life, and if our life is better than that of our primitive ancestors, it is because the amity. As  a matter of feat an intellectual should come out of his ivory tower and try to elevate others to his level. Actually this is the theme of Tennyson’s famous poem, “The Place of Art”. An intellectual has the duty of seeing the truth and teaching it to others. Moreover, an intellectual contemplates on the eternal laws of the universe to explore the truth. The perception of the truth is almost the same as the perception of beauty, and the duty of an intellectual is to see this truth or  beauty, and to reveal it to others.