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Is it impossible that embarrassment is an emotion the Sage would possess? Seneca promises us that Sages will blush if it is in their nature, as this is a bodily function that actors cannot summon nor can anyone prevent -- we do not control our bodies, as we do not own them -- but does blushing always equal embarrassment? And if so, is appropriate embarrassment a thing which exists?
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Is it impossible that embarrassment is an emotion the Sage would possess? Seneca promises us that Sages will blush if it is in their nature, as this is a bodily function that actors cannot summon nor can anyone prevent -- we do not control our bodies, as we do not own them -- but does blushing always equal embarrassment? And if so, is appropriate embarrassment a thing which exists?
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