on seeing a young person living freely here and now in this moment, criticizes the youth as being hedonistic.
Of course, this is a life-lie that comes out so that the adult can accept his own unfree life.
An adult who has chosen real freedom himself will not make such comments and will instead cheer on the will to be free.
YOUTH: All right, so what you are maintaining is that freedom is the issue? Let’s get to the main point.
You’ve been using the word “freedom” a lot, but what does freedom mean to you, anyway? How can we be free?
What Real Freedom Is
PHILOSOPHER: Earlier, you acknowledged that you do not want to be disliked by anyone, and said,
“There’s no one anywhere who’d go so far as to actually want to be disliked.”
YOUTH: Right. PHILOSOPHER: Well, I’m the same way. I have no desire to be disliked by other people.
I would say that “No one would go so far as to actually want to be disliked” is a sharp insight.
YOUTH: It’s a universal desire! PHILOSOPHER: Even so, regardless of our efforts, there are people who dislike me and people who dislike you.
This, too, is a fact. When you are disliked, or feel that you are being disliked, by someone, what state of mind does it put you in?
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