Delusion can be the pathway to brilliance

   Brilliance and delusion are brothers. The brilliant person is brilliant because he sees all the possibilities. Even so, a delusional person is delusional because he sees the possibilities. The difference is in the possibilities they consider. The brilliant person is able to select the real and viable possibilities, while the delusional accepts possibilities which are not well-founded.
   Perhaps to some degree, brilliance and delusion are great minds walking in opposite directions, for it takes a great mind to consider the possibilities in the first place. 
   And, it can be said that many of the ideas of the brilliant man end up being delusional. Thomas Edison said he failed a 1,000 times before inventing the light bulb. What is a delusion but an idea that is wrong? In some ways -- if we let go of our delusions when they end up being just that -- delusions are the pathway to brilliance.