PHILOSOPHER: So what you are saying is that you would like me to suggest some specific steps?
YOUTH: Yes, please. I am a human being. I am not a machine.
I’ve been told that I’m all out of courage, but I can’t just get a refill of courage as if I were filling up my tank with fuel.
PHILOSOPHER: All right. But we’ve gone quite late again tonight, so let’s continue this next time.
YOUTH: You aren’t running away from it, right? PHILOSOPHER: Of course not. Next time, we will probably discuss freedom.
YOUTH: Not courage? PHILOSOPHER: Yes, it will be a discussion of freedom, which is essential when talking about courage.
Please give some thought to the matter of what freedom is. YOUTH: What freedom is... Fine. I am looking forward to next time.
THE THIRD NIGHT: Discard Other People’s Tasks
Two anguished weeks later, the youth paid another visit to the philosopher’s study.
What is freedom? Why can’t people be free? Why can’t I be free? What is the true nature of whatever it is that is constraining me?
The assignment he had been given was weighing heavily on him, but it seemed impossible to find a convincing answer.
The more he thought about it, the more the youth began to notice his own lack of freedom.
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