Because of styles, people are separated. They are not united together because styles became laws. But the original founder of the style started out hypotheses, and now it has become the grospel truth. People that go into them became their product. It doesn't matter how you are, who you are, how you are structured, how you are built, how you are made. It doesn't matter. You just go in there and be that product. And that, to me is not life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rigid styles become rules that limit people instead of freeing them.
- In plain terms
- Styles turned into rules make people products instead of individuals.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid rigid styles that limit growth and individuality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you follow a style blindly?
- Where do you feel boxed in?
Another view
Styles can provide useful structure.
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