Be the sun and all will see you. The sun has before all to be the sun.
Porfiry offers a metaphor for integrity: radiate what you truly are. The doubled “sun” sets a standard of inner coherence before public esteem. It quietly rebukes Raskolnikov’s performative philosophy—be real, not rare. The metaphor also suggests time: the sun’s path is steady, not dramatic. In human terms, growth means consistency under light, not one grand “extraordinary” act. Readers can take this as a summons to honest vocation. It’s a gentler courage than the “daring” Raskolnikov chased.