RumAJF-U@hhs.bham.ac.uk wrote: << so are these people freaks or depressives because of their wisdom, as opposed to the overwhelmingly happy people we might expect to see victims, or is it the case that the fact of their wisdom has made them celebrities and outsiders which, in turn, makes them freaks? >> I have always in the media (I hate that phrase!) seen wise people portrayed as old and content. They have become wise through life experience. Wisdom is hard to achieve at such a young age, which is why only Taddy's reincarnation theory holds water (excuse the expression). Being wise before they can be content and experienced I believe can only outcast the children and torment them internally and externally. -MW