I'd like to apologize for this getting
posted late. My son has been sick lately and the doctor we've been
seeing has been prompt, yet a little inattentive. So we took him to
the hospital. Needless to say, he missed the strep throat my son has.
Because of this, I'm not going to make this one too long.
Anyway, here's this week's post.
Stoic Memories
Part
of the Stoic training of old included coming up with way to
remembering the teachings in times of need. It's was hard to remember
the entirety of The Discourses while
in the middle of a war, in times of extreme distress, or any time
that makes thinking too philosophical too hard.
The
best way to remember something is to make it simple.
The Challenge
Okay,
this one is simple, more for preparing for future troubles.
Choose
some texts to read for this week. It could be from one philosopher,
one text, whatever. It doesn't even have to be a Stoic text. Anything
that inspires mental calm or moral fortitude in you will work.
Read
however much you'd like or until you get inspired.
For
example, having read Letter 1 of Seneca's, I came up with “I am
dying everyday.” It reminds me that my life is short.
Like
I said, I'm going to have to cut this short this week. I just wanted
to have this posted for you guys.
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