Observations on Society:Judgments, Character, and Freedom
By Edmund Janas
If I just listened to my father, I’d be a millionaire. If I pursued my art, I’d be a millionaire. Tech, acting – any path, really, would have left me well-off. It never occurs to most that someone could live for something deeper than what they hold as sacred. Yet when people dismiss my efforts, imply I’m underachieving or unintelligent, I find endless amusement in it. I never tell them what I do…they just assume, and most lack the curiosity to ask. Go ahead, make all theassumptions you want.
It never occurs to them that I’m studying their behavior as closely as they are judging my social standing. Yes, I observe how they revere...