Question Askers, Question Answerers. That is one of the simplistic ways in which the world can be broken down. Maybe another way of expressing it would be: Active Thinkers, Lazy Thinkers or being smart vs. being dumb.
Anyway, I find that I'm one of these people who simple exists to figure out and provide the answers to other people's questions. I also find that when I have questions I will generally do my damndest to seek my answers on my own before asking my question of someone else since inevitably I find that others don't answer my questions well and I just end up again seeking my own answers. Maybe that person I asked provided a small clue or piece of the puzzle but I hardly ever experience someone who provides me with the clarity I seek.
What i find in this, however, is there is a certain tyranny to the process. Once a question answerer, always a question answerer to the point where the question asker becomes a lazier and lazier thinker. The question I have had trouble answering for myself is, short of being a total dick, how do I steer the askers back to thinking for themselves and answering their own questions. It's something I continue to ponder as I seek clarity and enlightenment.
