Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha,
beloved of the collegians of the Sixties, ends with his assertion of his gifts
in the face of adversity:
What might be virtue for some, or in some situations, is vice for others and in other situations.
For me, given my character, these three virtues are indeed often vices. They unfold as follows:
I can think. I can fast. I can wait.
What might be virtue for some, or in some situations, is vice for others and in other situations.
For me, given my character, these three virtues are indeed often vices. They unfold as follows:
I can retreat into my thoughts, and allow them to substitute for actions.
I can derive ascetic pleasure from adapting myself to diminishing
conditions.
I can put off, from sloth and fear, taking the actions
that I need to.
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