The Bed Of Procrustes
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To be "normal" is a splendid ideal for the unsuccessful,
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for all those who have not yet found an adaptation.
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But for people who have far more ability than the average,
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for whom it was never hard to gain successes and to accomplish their share of the world's work—
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for them restriction to the normal signifies the bed of Procrustes,
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unbearable boredom, infernal sterility and hopelessness.
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As a consequence there are many people who become neurotic because they are only normal,
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as there are people who are neurotic because they cannot become normal.
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For the former the very thought that you want to educate them to normality is a nightmare;
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their deepest need is really to be able to lead "abnormal" lives.
The Bed Of Procrustes
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