I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.

Summary

This quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. suggests that in order to truly live and be considered alive, one must actively participate and engage with the events and passions of their time. It implies that those who choose to stand on the sidelines and remain indifferent or disconnected from the important issues and actions occurring around them are not truly experiencing life in its fullest sense. To live fully, one must actively engage with the world, taking risks and allowing themselves to be influenced by the prevailing passions and actions of their time.

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