I feel as if Seneca
the Younger is trying to spread the word of what good studying the liberal arts
may do for a young mind. However, he appears to be very opinionated and almost
disgusted with the way that some things in the world have come about. He seems
to mock people who are a professional at something and yet they do not truly
know what their profession is for. He sums up his message for me in letter 20,
sentence 4. He answers the question of “Why, then, do we educate our children
in the liberal arts?” with this “it is not because they can bestow virtue, but
because they prepare the soul for the reception of virtue.” Life is one big
challenge and I think he is just trying to say that the liberal arts can better
prepare us for the continuous challenge that all of us face ahead.
- Wade Turner
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