Brain Quote of the Week
Why, indeed, is it necessary to summon trouble-which must be endured soon enough when it has once arrived-or to anticipate trouble and ruin the present through fear of the future? It is indeed foolish to be unhappy now because you may be unhappy at some future time.
But I shall conduct you to peace of mind by another route: if you would put off all worry, assume that what you fear may happen will certainly happen in any event; whatever the trouble may be, measure it in your own mind, and estimate the amount of your fear. You will thus understand that what you fear is either insignificant or short-lived.
Above referenced from the book Letters From a Stoic by Seneca. Ch.4 pages 139-140
What makes this statement ring true is that we all fear many things in life, especially death as referred by Seneca above. We worry instead of being in the present moment. Do not spend so much time planning for the future or dwelling over the past. Just live in the here and now.
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I loved this book
ReplyDeleteIt was a great read from an ancient Roman Stoic
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