The Educated Man

He had a natural curiosity
Which led him
In a quest to understand.
He had studied many disciplines,
Spent years delving into religion
Philosophy, psychology,
Sociology, mathematics, biology,
Astronomy, chemistry,
Archeology, computers, physics
And numerous other sciences.
He sensed an underlying pattern
To the universe around him,
A central unifying theory
That tied everything together.
His inability to accept
Not knowing why
Things were the way they were
Drove him on.
He thought the knowledge he collected
Would give him answers,
Give him power over
The world around him,
But all it did was
Create a rigid structure
That imprisoned his mind.
The more he knew,
The less that was available to him.
It was the mystery of life
That nearly drove him crazy.