![]() ![]() In the satirical classic I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki a highly sophisticated Tōkyo cat living in the household of a self-centred English teacher follows his master’s and his friends’ awkward artistic attempts and grotesque discussions. The arts, for instance, have always been very fashionable among the well-educated and better-off, while the world of academia may prefer highbrow debates on nothing at all to get a chance to show off. Who hasn’t ever been to a party feeling obliged to make small talk with even the dullest people? Boredom can drive us to embark on all kinds of more or less suiting pastimes. And if this is true of what we do, how much more absurd must appear what we say! On certain occasions we even become aware of it ourselves. ![]() Looked upon from an outsider’s point of view much of human behaviour must seem rather strange, if not ridiculous and without purpose. ![]()
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