Problem
Using the book: Consolation of Philosophy by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius explain.
Lady Philosophy objects to the presence of the Muses at Boethius' bedside. She argues that the muses of poetry "have no cures for what ails him. Indeed, what they offer will only make his condition worse! What we want are the fruits of reason, while all they have is the useless thorns of intemperate passion. If he listens to their nonsense, he will accustom himself to depression instead of trying to find a cure.". Later on page 20, Lady Philosophy tells Boethius that he "has been banished from himself". What do you think Lady Philosophy means by this? Do difficulty and hardship cause us to abandon our truest selves?