i have enemy's i suppose
who doesn't
i've been told many many times
you can't win against those folks
i picked up my 1889 copy of marcus aurelius antoninus
just now from the table beside the bed and decided
i would copy the first thing i saw
when i opened the book
and here it is from page 68
"This then remains; Remember to retire into this little territory
of thine own, and above all do not distract or strain thyself, but
be free, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen,
as a mortal. But among the readiest to thy hand to which thou shall
turn, let there be these, which are two. One is that things do not
touch the soul, for they are external and remain immovable; but our
perturbations come only from the opinion which is within.
The other is that all these things which thou seest change
immediately and will no longer be; and constantly bear in mind
how many of these changes thou hast already witnessed. The universe
is transformation; life is opinion."
i feel better already
i was watching a documentary about epicurus
on top documentaries night before last
this fellow had some interesting views
and would not be an epicurian by todays meaning
of the term
he thought advertising caused people to stray from
being happy
so a couple of thousand years ago this really rich
fellow in turkey who was a big fan of epicurus
built this giant wall in his city right next to the market place
and he chiseled in red letters on the wall the ideas of epicurus
about how buying things was not going to make people happy
pretty interesting
epicurus figured if people would bolster
themselves against advertising and opinion they would find it
easier to live the good life and be satisfied without
trying to purchase happiness
check out the video
very nice view from the old market place.
and that's why i keep bolstering myself against opinion
that i can't win against those folks
"Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master."
Demosthenes
got to go,
back to the circus
mr. cayetano
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