Man of the world
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span>. <span word="Pretty">Pretty</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worldly">worldly</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthly">earthly</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mundane">mundane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>”.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Woody">Woody</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="naively">naively</span> <span word="idealistic">idealistic</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pragmatic">pragmatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span>,” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easygoing">easygoing</span>, <span word="charming">charming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harmless">harmless</span>.</p>
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