Which best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism from Section 18 of Thoreau's Walden?
Sec 18: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

A. Some people hear sounds differently than others, so we need to provide different drumbeats.
B. We shouldn't judge others just because they are marching slower than everyone else is.
C. We need to respect others and not judge them because they are different

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Which best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism from Section 18 of Thoreau's Walden?
Sec 18: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
 
A. Some people hear sounds differently than others, so we need to provide different drumbeats.
B. We shouldn't judge others just because they are marching slower than everyone else is.
C. We need to respect others and not judge them because they are different

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