The definition of a word geek in its verb form says to “be or become extremely excited or enthusiastic about a subject”. They can be shunned and laughed at as a cool cat in a B-category teen movie would laugh at a tuba playing quiet kid into Medieval battles or it can be applied to the non-traditionally geek stuff in everyday life like laughing at those who “think too much” or “analyze too much”… like such a thing as “too much” even exists according to some standardized measure of “just enough” amount of thinking. Geeks are the ones who show true enthusiasm about something expelling a hundred times more life force, exuberance, pure joy or sorrow than anyone who is just bored… so bored in fact with their own mind that they cannot find anything better to do within its empty rooms than judge others for not being bored. Being bored means you’re boring and mentally lazy, expecting to be entertained by the world.
 
Being bored and being a geek are not usually put into juxtaposition as opposites, but in experience, empirically, this is true because the opposite of bored is engaged, full, interested, enthusiastic, passionate – a geek. What you geek out on is completely individual, it may be any of the phantasy or sci-fi franchises, a game, a book, an idea, an era in history, gardening, food preparation, researching human nature, collecting 19th century thimbles, raising baby chameleons or bondage… it doesn’t really matter, it’s an expression of the same deep desire to learn, know, explore and be a part of something, become as good and knowledgeable in it as you possibly can. Geeks are never bored because you cannot be bored when you have a mission – even if you look like you’re doing nothing just siting around there is a lot happening under the hood. Those with genuine curiosity don’t get bored, they don’t know the meaning of it, that word is a vague remembrance of a feeling from long ago, from before they stepped into who they were supposed to be. Being bored and geeking out are opposite life polarities and as the truth of socialization teaches us – you will become a cross-section of the people you spend most time with. The second you hear the sentence “I’m bored…”, if they are not 4 years old and at home with chicken pox, thank them and excuse yourself from their company. “I’m bored” means – I’m just too boring to spend time with myself or think about anything even remotely interesting, entertain me.
 
Choose a geek, always choose a geek. You don’t need to geek out on the same things at all, your interest may be completely different but the diamond hard core of infinite curiosity at the center of this mandala is the same. These are the ones to have around. There are so many things to see, learn, read, listen to, explore, implement, feel, try, there is so much art, music, philosophy, knowledge, there are systems to be known, project to be done…Life is just too short, too beautiful, abundant and full to spend your time with the people who can’t see it. Be a geek, hug a geek, love a geek, choose a geek as your life partner. Live long and prosper.