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Where Is Anything Better?
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for July 27 — Where Is Anything Better?… as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“Indeed, if you find anything in human life better than justice, truth, self-control, courage — in short, anything better than the sufficiency of your own mind, which keeps you acting according to the demands of true reason and accepting what fate gives you outside of your own power of choice — I tell you, if you can see anything better than this, turn to it heart and soul and take full advantage of this greater good you’ve found.”
— MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 3.6.1
On chasing what doesn’t matter.
Everyone, at some point, chases the things that don’t matter.
Everyone goes after money, status, prestige, honour etc.
The main three are;
- Money
- Status
- Power
Everyone chases the things that society deems to be worthwhile — have you taken a minute to stop and ask yourself if those things are truly worth it?
