Intellectual dishonesty

An intellectual, generally speaking, is a person who uses intelli-gence and intellect individually strictly associating it with reason and critical thinking distinctively while demonstrating mental skills not only intelligently but also focusing on thinking about the abstract and philosophical aspects of human inquiry and the value of their thinking can not be naturally judged on practically efficacious consequences.

Exclusive intellectual discourses are extremely noteworthy in shaping and reforming a backward and ill-informed society; as an intellectual is rightly called the world’s eye, definitely has to preserve historical ideas of the past, perfectly communicate them, and reflectively create new ideas and wisely communi-cate back his ideas to the world, not just to fellow intellectuals.

The generally endorsed wisdom about the role of the intellectual is to speak the truth to power and expose their lies and often hidden intentions. But in our corrupt societies, it is vis-à-vis; they are terribly engrossed in selfish activities and patronizing the wrong where their mission should be to advance freedom and knowledge while actively disturbing the status quo.

It is highly acceptable that an intellectual has enormous power to influence and change the mind of the general public, and he must wield that power with great respect. But the intellectuals in our areas/societies seem to be the captive to their own desires and materialistic aspirations consequently busy in performing mental work exclusively for the classes they can extract interests from, not for the general public.

In our society the so called inefficient intellectuals are not aware of the limitations of their knowledge and never avoid their personal prejudice, inattentive of their moral responsibility that they speak for a whole realm of thought while not concerned about the huge possible consequences of what they say and write and do. They don’t recognize their enormously increasing responsibilities.

Intellectuals are hugely expected to realize their significant activity is acting justly and rightfully and they do all of these things not out of obligation to their society, but out of obligation to themselves.