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The Opulent Stoic
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for August 28 — The Opulent Stoic, as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“The founder of the universe, who assigned to us the laws of life, provided that we should live well, but not in luxury. Everything needed for our well-being is right before us, whereas what luxury requires is gathered by many miseries and anxieties. Let us use this gift of nature and count it among the greatest things.”
— SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 119.15b
Every one of us can be opulent, while also being minimal, humble and content.
The key is to be mentally opulent and physically minimalistic.
All humans can do well, and be happy, with little — we don’t need lavish luxuries, the latest technology or an abundance of items. We can be happy with little.
You can be both opulent and minimalistic
It’s clear that material wealth doesn’t provide true or real contentment.
All of those who have accumulated a lot of wealth, and they spend that on fancy cars, luxurious holidays and the latest technology, are often the unhappiest people on Earth. Through their example we can see that…
