We can believe. And we can doubt. To believe or to doubt - the Choice should be clear !!!
And thus the bond
❤️~ luv kavi - Good Bright Day !
We can believe. And we can doubt. To believe or to doubt - the Choice should be clear !!!
And thus the bond
❤️~ luv kavi - Good Bright Day !
……and in the hush of books u always can find the wisdom that turns tempests into silence…
I care. You care. Boundless. ❤️kavi!
“The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutual benefit based on true value and
never for harm, anyone breaking nature’s will obviously acts against the oldest of gods.
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—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.1.1
We say of the most heinous acts that they are crimes against nature. We consider certain things to be an affront against humanity , saying, “This violates everything we hold dear.” However much we differ in religion, upbringing, politics, class, or gender, we can come together in agreement there. Why?Because our sense of justice goes marrow deep. We don’t like it when people cut in line; we don’t like freeloaders; we pass laws that protect the defenseless; and we pay our taxes, agreeing, in part, to redistribute our wealth to those in need. At the same time, if we think we can get away with it, we might try to cheat or bend the rules. To paraphrase Bill Walsh, when left to our own devices, many of us individuals seek lower ground like water.The key , then, is to support our natural inclination to justice with strong boundaries and strong commitments—to embrace, as Lincoln urged a divided, angry nation to do,“the better angels of our nature.”
“Believe me, it’s better to produce the balance-sheet of your own life than that of the grain market.
”—SENECA, ON THE BREVITY OF LIFE, 18.3b
The things that some people manage to be experts in: fantasy sports, celebrity trivia, derivatives and commodities markets, thirteenth-century hygiene habits of the clergy.
We can get very good at what we’re paid to do, or adept at a hobby we wish we could be paid to do. Yet our own lives, habits, and tendencies might be a mystery to us.
Seneca was writing this important reminder to his father-in-law, who, as it happened, was for a time in charge of Rome’s granary . But then his position was revoked for political purposes. Who really cares, Seneca was saying, now you can focus that energy on your inner life.
At the end of your time on this planet, what expertise is going to be more valuable—your understanding of matters of living and dying, or your knowledge of the ’87 Bears? Which will help your children more—your insight into happiness and meaning, or that you followed breaking political news every day for thirty years?
~ Beautiful 😍
~ 🙏 Gratitude
Love Kavi ☀️