How and when does one become a heavy, joyless, one-dimensional, cynical, bitter person?
Anais complains about people, men in her day, who are focused only on politics, work, money, greed, and power. She spends time with adolescent men and realizes that some day, they will become like their fathers. Now they are carefree, living in the world of music and art, pleasure and adventure-seeking, but soon, the reality of the real world will catch up to them and weigh them down.
She is attracted to the youth's positive attitudes towards life, their hope and optimism and dreams. Anais is 42 years old now and has not lost sight of her dreams whereas others her age dismissed them years ago. I think that is the difference between joyful people and joyless people: whether or not they still have dreams.
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