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Our rational nature moves freely forward in its impressions when it:
accepts nothing false or uncertain;
directs its impulses only to acts for the common good;
limits its desires and aversions only to what’s in its own power;
embraces everything nature assigns it.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.7
How many times do we boil down “what is” into small, bullet-pointed lists? Look at what’s important and make notes to ourselves with regard to what matters, right? I do…
… and it would seem that wise Marcus did, too!
Throughout his journals he had many small lists of good practices, and habits that he’d hoped to make a part of his life. The above four can be reinterpreted in modern vernacular as:
1 - Accept only what is true
2 - Work for the common good
3 - Match our needs and wants with what is in our control
4 - Embrace what nature has in store for us
(See y’all tomorrow)
… and it would seem that wise Marcus did, too!
Throughout his journals he had many small lists of good practices, and habits that he’d hoped to make a part of his life. The above four can be reinterpreted in modern vernacular as:
1 - Accept only what is true
2 - Work for the common good
3 - Match our needs and wants with what is in our control
4 - Embrace what nature has in store for us
(See y’all tomorrow)
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