In Seneca's time, people debated arcane points about Odyssey characters while 'missing the storms in their own life and the lessons it has to teach us'—we should read for wisdom to become better people and understand life, not to impress others.
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“people will read the Odyssey and debate these arcane points...missing...the storms in their own life and the lessons it has to teach us...We're reading for wisdom...to become better people...to understand this thing called life better.”
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