Compared to the man-of-the-world, a philosopher is a mad person in the sense that the
latter cannot take a lively interest in external appearance as the former does. To the philosopher,
the external world is only an appearance, but to the man-of-the-world, it is all real and eternal.
There is nothing wrong with either of them, since the word ‘mad’ is used only as a mutual,
relative attribute. What the philosopher says, the layman cannot believe; and what the layman
experiences, the philosopher cannot.
From "May I answer that" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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