They demonstrated the notion that the generous, wise human being is the kind of person who will plant a tree, even if they know they'll never enjoy its shade or its fruit.
Banana-wise human beings tend to fall into three camps: the people who hate them unconditionally (my mum), the people who only like them if they're on the verge of decomposition (my brother) and the sensible people who prefer them just ripened, with a slight hint of greenness at either end (me).
To others he would lend himself, but his personality and his freedom were his own, and his primary duty was to become a wiser human being.
Even though it was a painful, life-changing experience, I came out a stronger, more resilient, and wiser human being for it.
It is part of practical wisdom to be wise about human beings and human life.
On the basis of this result and the Stoic doctrine that the wise, that is human beings as they ought to be, do not hold (mere) opinions (S.E. M 7.155 7), the Academics went on to argue that one ought to suspend judgement about all matters.
The Buddha, 2500 years ago, recognized the relationship between selfish craving and emotional difficulties, and many other wise observers of human beings, from Spinoza to Erich Fromm, have come to similar conclusions.
Can human beings be preserved?
One of the wisest traits of human beings is to help other people.
Try to connect with higher (wiser, more enlightened...) human beings (God, Jesus, Buddha or your boss :D…) You can do this by reading books, or by direct or indirect communications ( for example: see in many perspectives like above).
