For them, choice was not just a way of defining and asserting their individuality, but a way to create community and harmony by deferring to the choices of people whom they trusted and respected.
彼らにとって 選択とは 個性の明示や主張の 手段だけでなく 信用し尊敬する人たちに 選択をゆだねることで 社会や調和を築く手段でもあります