The Sight

 Ever thought about reading someone's thought or knowing the future? 
Why do you think does this idea occur and then most often gets just ignored?

I can't tell how it started. 

There was this one part where I simply knew the outcome of a situation, or what the person is heading at or will have to face. And then there was this other part in which I contemplated mind reading in a more pragmatic way by asking questions:
What if I meet another person that can read minds?
What if I discover something I rather would not have known?
What if I learn how to do it but it is of no help, more like a 20/20 situation. You do A which leads to unwanted outcome. You do B and the result is just as unwanted. My mind def had the ability to indulge those and more questions in length. 

So it started. And never stopped. Well, it evolved.

I went through multiple stages. 
The first stage I would describe as a discovering - I knew stuff which I had a hard time explaining how I would knew it, how I would be able to proof it or just the opposite how I would be able to suppress it. Suppressing, you might ask, why would I wanted to suppress it? Again logic: if a skill, a feature costs you more time than it helps you to survive in life, it is a hindrance. 

 It is not a gift, advantage, or door to a new life - no. It is a time and energy consuming, unpredictable obstacle that strikes randomly and without forewarning. Without self-discipline it's just self destruction. 

The next stage was more about evaluating what is and what is not. Since denial was not an option, I had to know what I was dealing with. How far can I go? How far can I push it? How much can I take? How does it help me? Should I let people know what I heard or saw?

It is usually all of it and more with one tiny exception. For some reason, it is easier with some people than with others.
My guess is that the frequency of some people has meta information and somehow my subconscious decides if I want to if I can connect with someone or not.  For instance spiritual weak people are easy to read. Arrogant people think so loud, even if I would try to avoid not to hear it, I couldn't. In an interview I heard the guy how he decided not to hire me. 
After the interview I left the office and laughed my butt off. Except one minor detail: what would have happened if I would have told him in that second I heard him thinking, i would tell him his thoughts and just leave the room.
More dramatic, right? So, to what end? 

The next stage was more focused on actually finding people and situations in which I could experience first hand how far I could go. I usually filtered random people, situations or locations - with only one constant. My intuition picked them at the end. After a short while I transitioned towards every possible situation.
If I had the "gift" - no, if I wanted to know, I had to do what was necessary to gain this knowledge. All in. 
Every thought, every dream, every sound, every mood - I exposed myself, observed myself and guided myself.
if you want to learn how to swim, you got to go into the water. First a pool, then something bigger, then something less domicile. 
Then on day I caught myself in an experiment. I stood in front of a skyscraper. One of those with a smooth surface. Just glass windows and walls. I turned around so that the skyscraper was behind me and then I looked up. All I saw was the sky and this long runway. Try it. I suddenly felt the urge to experience what it is like to just lift up and fly. 
In my reflection about this incident I realized that I was still connected to this world, this society.  And some skills 
make you want to leave humans behind you.  If I would master this skill, read people's mind instantly, the consequence would be irreversible. I would act upon it and wouldn't care an atom.
Which lead me to another insight. Someone conducting himself in this way, would be seen and perceived as a challenge. This person, without a fear, is most likely seeing all of it. No games. Questioning any existing script, one's own existence. 
Well, I am not born to approve someone's script. I am probably not born to protect someone's script either. 


This stage is still active but I can also foresee a transition. 
The next stage would entail the ability to address one person with one core idea.
And eventually start a new spiritual path. 

My own church.

That would be fun.

The Evolution of Telepathy | Trinity College, Cambridge