"Inwardly, we ought to be different in every respect, but our outward dress should blend in with the crowd."-SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 5.2
("내면적으로 우리는 모든 면에서 달라야 하지만, 외적으로는 군중과 섞여야 합니다." - 세네카, 『도덕적 서한』, 5.2)
Diogenes the Cynic was a controversial philosopher who wandered the streets like a homeless person. A few thousand years later, his utterances still make us think. But if most of us had seen him at the time, we'd have thought: Who is that crazy guy?
It's tempting to take philosophy to extremes, but who does that serve? In fact, rejection of the basics of society alienates other people, even threatens them. More important, outward transformation-in our clothes, in our cars, in our grooming-might feel important but is superficial compared with the inward change. That's the change that only we know about.
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