As I read it I realize how easily it is to allow externals to influence the reason for this season and thereby influencing other people. |
No matter how we might change externals, it is only when our innermost feelings are altered that we truly change and grow. |
As Hall points out, Max was lucky all his life, and perhaps as a result the externals of his life are almost as uninteresting as the inner man. |
Here as elsewhere, Marcus is determined to unlearn the unwise attachments to externals that he has learned from his culture. |
So, as my vision turns to externals once more, I'm feeling better and happier than I have for a long, long time. |
But if one assumes any of the natural roles, misprizing externals is no longer an option. |