YOUTH: Ha-ha! Well, you’ve really put me in my place now.
PHILOSOPHER: Don’t be evasive. Being “the way I am” with all these shortcomings is, for you, a precious virtue.
In other words, something that’s to your benefit.
YOUTH: Ouch, that hurts. What a sadist; you’re diabolical!
Okay, yes, it’s true: I am afraid. I don’t want to get hurt in interpersonal relationships.
I’m terrified of being snubbed for who I am. It’s hard to admit it, but you are right.
PHILOSOPHER: Admitting is a good attitude. But don’t forget,
it’s basically impossible to not get hurt in your relations with other people.
When you enter into interpersonal relationships, it is inevitable that to a greater or lesser extent
you will get hurt, and you will hurt someone, too.
Adler says, “To get rid of one’s problems, all one can do is live in the universe all alone.” But one can’t do such a thing.
All Problems Are Interpersonal Relationship Problems
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