Blowhard, Esq. writes:
The ordinary man is luminously clear,
I alone seem confused.
The ordinary man is searchingly exact,
I alone am vague and uncertain.How nebulous!
as the ocean;
How blurred!
as though without boundary.The masses all have a purpose,
I alone am stubborn and uncouth.
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, trans. by Victor H. Mair

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