Inside at the Outside

" How to act: Never under compulsion, out of selfishness, without forethought, with misgivings. Don't dress up your thoughts. No surplus words or unnecessary actions.
Let the spirit in you represent a man, an adult, a citizen, a Roman, a ruler.
Taking up his post like a soldier and patiently awaiting his recall from life.
Needing no oath or witness.

Cheerfulness, without requiring other people's help. Or serenity supplied by others.

To stand up straight - not straightened. "

A skeptic is enjoying these words and many more, in his exclusive moments. Inspite of his reactions having been acidified with time and numbed by experience, sometimes he unknowingly drops his doubts and peeps out of his shell. To be influenced. To be taken for a ride.

Sometimes it becomes a refreshing act. Taking things at face value. Arguing against arguments. Trusting someone. Finding a significance. Appreciating glory.

This whole business of believing.