way 1 in this design for living the individual actively participates in the social life of his community not to change it primarily but to understand appreciate and preserve the best that man has attained excessive desires should be avoided and moderation sought one wants the good things of life but in an orderly way life is to have clarity balance refinement control vulgarity great enthusiasm irrational behavior impatience indulgence are to be avoided friendship is to be esteemed but not easy intimacy with many people life is to have discipline intelligibility good manners predictability social changes are to be made slowly and carefully so that what has been achieved in human culture is not lost the individual should be active physically and socially but not in a hectic or radical way restraint and intelligence should give order to an active life
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WAY 1: In this 'design for living' the individual actively participates in the social life of his community, not to change it primarily, but to understand, appreciate, and preserve the best that man has attained. Excessive desires should be avoided and moderation sought. One wants the good things of life but in an orderly way. Life is to have clarity, balance, refinement, control. Vulgarity, great enthusiasm, irrational behavior, impatience, indulgence are to be avoided. Friendship is to be esteemed but not easy intimacy with many people. Life is to have discipline, intelligibility, good manners, predictability. Social changes are to be made slowly and carefully, so that what has been achieved in human culture is not lost. The individual should be active physically and socially, but not in a hectic or radical way. Restraint and intelligence should give order to an active life.
“WAY 1: In this 'design for living' the individual actively participates in the social life of his community, not to change it primarily, but to understand, appreciate, and preserve the best that man has attained. Excessive desires should be avoided and moderation sought. One wants the good things of life but in an orderly way. Life is to have clarity, balance, refinement, control. Vulgarity, great enthusiasm, irrational behavior, impatience, indulgence are to be avoided. Friendship is to be esteemed but not easy intimacy with many people. Life is to have discipline, intelligibility, good manners, predictability. Social changes are to be made slowly and carefully, so that what has been achieved in human culture is not lost. The individual should be active physically and socially, but not in a hectic or radical way. Restraint and intelligence should give order to an active life.”
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