I began this blog as a mental exercise to remind myself of the goals I aspire to now and always. Having to deal with the end of my marriage and cancer in six months has been one of the biggest challenges of my life, and so at times I've veered away from my beliefs and from the person I aspire to be.
So I started writing this blog to see in words, what I am feeling, and perhaps to exorcise the bad passions and emotions out of my soul through this very act of writing them down.
I aspire to be a Stoic wise man. I've studied many philosophies and all the major religions, and the Stoics always seemed to resonate with me and what I want to achieve in life.
The said to live according to your own nature. That virtue alone is sufficient for your happiness. And whatever is truly good must benefit you under all circumstances. Because sometimes money and even being healthy are not necessarily"good". They just are money and being healthy.It's up up you what you do with them.
The only things that are truly good are the virtues of wisdom, justice, courage and moderation.Only that which is noble or morally good are necessary for happiness.
You should not be manipulated by the bad passions, but instead be in command of your reactions and responses to things as they occur.
I have repeated these things to myself as I waged my internal war with my own bad passions and I am starting to win.
I am not yet the Stoic wise man but I will never stop trying to become him.
"For this is your duty, to act well the part that is given to you."
Epictetus
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