Ok So let's put all this into real terms
I love this site and I love everyones responses here. Wow so many different ideas, thoughts and beliefs combine toward enlightenment. Truly I have read replys from many enlightened souls here tonight.
'I think' maybe what the wise man may have been doing was expressing was the frustration of working, paying bills, surviving and still trying to find others who put the enlightened consideration of the universe right up there with feeding the kids.
Finding people in our daily life, who don't think we are crazy when we talk about things like (the universe being composed of numbers and unseen spaces that are a component of matter, and how was your day dear, do you think we could apply these principles to our 401K so we can get little joeys college paid for without hawking the house.
Because the reality is that the road to enlightenment is lonely, not only because our friends may not be working on the same piece of the puzzle that we are working on, but also because we feel connected when we have the time, (consider a -monks-priests-enryptionists life) to focus and wonder about these things. Connection is not lonely, but if your mind desires more understanding than you allow your body to recieve. That can create loneliness too.
Even more when we can't talk to people constructively, due to people who don't have time to learn more or have found a comfort zone the can't be challenged by ideas, hence the quote (The two things you should never talk about are politics and religion)
Maybe they have a pin point in a very damaging statement. Maybe we should bring politics and religion along in the back of our mind, and that means all you guys who freak out when someone mentions a name for a higher god that they relate to and all you who shove names down peoples throats rather than engage in conversations of comparision.
So lets be real when we make our comments on the lonelyness of enlightenment.
We would be best to think ourselves ignorant and look for measurable outcomes that build the understanding to our beliefs and may even enlighten us to see where others beliefs fit into the picture.
Oh well I'm just saying maybe the old guy was saying. It's lonely trying to find enlightenment, and the reason for that is cause I can't find anyone willing to talk about it cause they don't really care how deep the well goes, they just want to grab a drink and quench the tongue.
MAYBE?????