As a follow-up to the previous post, here is a light-hearted or romantic view of what it meant to be a Bohemian.
"To take the world as one finds it, the bad with the good, making the
best of the present moment—to laugh at Fortune alike whether she be
generous or unkind—to spend freely when one has money, and to hope gaily
when one has none—to fleet the time carelessly, living for love and
art—this is the temper and spirit of the modern Bohemian in his outward
and visible aspect. It is a light and graceful philosophy, but it is the
Gospel of the Moment, this exoteric phase of the Bohemian religion; and
if, in some noble natures, it rises to a bold simplicity and
naturalness, it may also lend its butterfly precepts to some very pretty
vices and lovable faults, for in Bohemia one may find almost every sin
save that of Hypocrisy. ...
His faults are more commonly those of self-indulgence,
thoughtlessness, vanity and procrastination, and these usually go
hand-in-hand with generosity, love and charity; for it is not enough to
be one’s self in Bohemia, one must allow others to be themselves, as
well. ...
What, then, is it that makes this mystical empire of Bohemia unique, and
what is the charm of its mental fairyland? It is this: there are no
roads in all Bohemia! One must choose and find one’s own path, be one’s
own self, live one’s own life." - Gelett Burgess
Source: Wikipedia
I'd like to think I'm a little bit this way. Well, after all, it's in my blood!
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