Although I have plenty of thoughts, I am no leader.
Part of the reason is definitional. I don’t have any significant community of followers, therefore I can’t be a leader.
However, another part of this is intentional.
I don’t want to be a leader because I believe all good leaders must consider the best interests of their followers, which on a journey full of risks requires selecting paths with the safety of others in mind.
And for the journey I’m taking—which I would describe as a philosophical journey (rather than a spiritual, emotional, economic, or physical journey) there are abysses aplenty, ones which I would rather not drag others down with me.
So, for me, I need to take my journey not as a leader or a follower, but simply as a seeker, unencumbered and alone.