Why subject oneself to the theatrics, or pretend that they had much to say?
But subjecting oneself to hypothermic conditions, he explains, is only a small part of the process.
Realizing that being a senator would be too, too boring would be a personal reason, as would realizing that it would be too hard, as would deciding that the glory of the job isn't worth subjecting oneself to the attacks that come with it.
But, on the way, if you can see a bit of the wit that is in life itself and the way one has to subject oneself to that and even so find some irony, some self-amusement… It's a better way to live than being disgruntled all the time.
Subjecting oneself to ritual does not, however, mean suppressing one's desires but instead learning how to reconcile one's own desires with the needs of one's family and community.
Because understanding a subject oneself and being able to teach it to large and inhomogeneous groups of pupils can be very different things, this phase was really valuable for me.
Becoming utterly impoverished, so that one must beg or subject oneself to the will of another to survive, is also incompatible with equal freedom for all; so the state must establish some public policies to keep the poor from falling into a state of utter dependence on others.
It is true that many, if not most, expressions of loyalty occur against the background of some challenge to B's interests whose protection by A will be at some cost to A. Failures of loyalty often result in betrayal (of B, sometimes to C). Defending one's spouse in the face of criticism may also subject oneself to vilification.
Why subject oneself to bigoted, prejudiced imagery?
On the subject of finding oneself in the dock, it would be a shame to miss the opportunity of thanking Alan Pardew for another hilarious episode at the weekend.
