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Audience of one!

 Character must be rescued from the mob! It is too easy to side with the majority!

Seneca - Letters from a Stoic!

We can be shaken by a crowd - either by applause or by heckling

result is imitating or loathing the world - both of which to be avoided!

The greater the mob we mingle, greater the danger - says Seneca!

rather practice solitude! 

democritus says - " One man means as much to me as multitude, and multitude as much as one man"

Another author (unknown?) : " I am content with few, content with one , content with none at all" 

Epicurus : " I write this not for the many, but for you; each of us is enough of an audience for the other"

you may ask - what purpose did I write this - It was for myself 😉😉😉

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Sriram said…
Seneca is right
July 13, 2023 at 10:29 PM
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