Don’t Let Your Soul Give Up
How tragic is it when the soul gives up before the body does? Don’t let that happen — make sure your body is the first to fail, and keep your spirit strong.
Month: December 2024
Life Isn’t Actually Short
Life is short, right? Wrong. Life is only short because you waste it on unimportant things. There is plenty of time in life. It’s only short if we make it so.
Take a Break!
All this stoicism stuff is hard work. You can’t keep pushing yourself mentally forever without rest — you need to take a break. Today seems like a good day.
The Finer Things in Life
It’s not wrong to enjoy the finer things in life, but keep them in perspective; enjoying a good wine does not make you a better person, for you are only the taster and the experiencer, not the fine thing itself.
Are You Even Alive?
So many of us are afraid of dying. But the question is: are you even alive in the first place? Can you call what you do on a daily basis truly “living”?
Put It Into Your Own Words
It’s too easy to rely on the quotes of famous philosophers and great thinkers of the past. Want a real challenge? Put what you’ve learned into your own words, and generate some wisdom of your own.
Not Just a Number
Age isn’t just a number; it should be a summation of all the things you’ve learned, and how you’ve grown as a person. Will you have something to show for it, when you’ve reached your final day?
Don’t Fear the Reaper
What’s worse than death? The fear of death. It’s pointless and unhealthy. Use your practice and all your study of philosophy to instead let go of this fear, and focus your energy elsewhere.
How Brief Your Existence Is
While your life and the problems you face might seem big and important to you, in the grand scheme of things they are impossibly small. Your existence and your time on Earth are very short!
Death, the Great Equalizer
Whether you’re rich or poor in this life, whether you’re beautiful or ugly, powerful or not — in the end we are all made equal in death.
