Consider the life of a slave, and how he would like it to be transformed. Above all, he would like to be set free. He thinks that, unless this happens, he will be neither free nor happy. He reasons to himself as follows: if I were to be set free I would immediately become totally happy; I would not be compelled to serve and please my master, I woul

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I began reviewing the little happiness I had known and it always related to a woman. “Oh, being loved by a woman is what happiness is!” Then I thought, “Well, here I am. I’ve had and still have lovely women wanting me. But I am still miserable!” I thought, “Then it is not being loved!” I began reviewing it again and I discovered that when I was lov

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