Driving Without a License,

[DigitalMethod]

I'm sure others have seen people around them seemingly driving themselves into a wall.

I'm not talking about the dramatic drug overdose, or the self-harm that you might be thinking about.

I'm talking about going through life without a purpose. And it's clear their energy is going to run out and they are going to, crash.

At which point they will either give up or start fresh. But is there a way for them to start fresh without crashing? I'm not sure. Do I care enough to intervene? I'm not sure. And who am I to say their life is off track? Who am I to tell them I think they are heading in the wrong direction? Do I have substantial proof? Sometimes I do. But what about the times where I don't? It's sensing of people's bad direction, ever so subtle, that I get. Perhaps it is intuition coupled with a little Te and Fi. Anyway it drives me crazy sometimes when I pick up the scents.

But then again, really, who I am judge when I might be on the same level? Perhaps my life isn't the greatest right now, but I have plans. I guess I just pick up their scent when I see they have no plans or they aren't working towards them. Then again maybe they are working towards unseen plans, and like me, do it in the background without witness.

I usually pick up this scent from older people to be honest. Younger people are harder, because almost all of them have hopes and dreams and they all seem to be progressing in life.

I am happy these days, very content.

However I have no energy.

 

[INTJMom]

I know what you're saying, but I usually keep my opinion to myself, unless it's more life and death.
I try to take into account the differences of temperament in people.
Not everyone approaches life the same way or has the same needs for focus that an INTJ might have.
I feel absolutely lost when I don't have some sort of direction I'm moving in. (That seems of redundant.)
What I mean is, when I don't have some sort of goal or project or direction for my life, I can get really depressed.
I really FEEL the NEED for direction.

But back to my point... I don't think all types are that way. Some people have a much more relaxed - or just plain different - approach to life and I can't say their way is better or worse than mine. So yeah, I know how you feel because I've felt the same way, but what I've learned is that a person is a total package, and they do it the way they do it because that's the way they have to do it because of how they're wired. Most people are doing the best they can, I think.