It's about self-perfection: figuring out the best way to live, getting closer to that ideal, and exploring and trying to resolve its internal contradictions. B

It's about self-perfection: figuring out the best way to live, getting closer to that ideal, and exploring and trying to resolve its internal contradictions. But the best way to live differs from culture to culture -- and I'm not convinced that the rural South has the same kind of ideal as the North, which means I came on too strong earlier. What does the Celtic or Celticized world's high culture look like...?