Livia raised us. Livia suckled us. Like wild cubs. Livia took us in. Livia fostered us. It was a philosophical fostering. You need a philosophical parent, for philosophical fostering. You need a role model. An exemplar. Someone whose life you could imitate. Who lived philosophy as a spiritual practice.
Livia practically gave birth to us. Livia practically suckled us. Of course, you’re a philosophical child for a very long period. Until your mid thirties. Only then will you become an adult. Only then are you weaned. Can you wipe the milk from your mouth …
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