Great.... I love this guy!! ... Epictetus that is :)....His teachings are truly life changing!.......since discovering your blog and reading Epictetus (my favourite Stoic) I have learnt so much about myself and deal so much better with the challenges of life.....thank you Massimo
What of the case where offering an olive branch, as you did with your brother, would itself cause a problem with a third party? Since we are all connected as social beings, I could see a situation easily arise where no way forward seems to be available.
The bathhouse, two handles, and the loss of the good by a thief takes some time but are effective to deal with social inconvenience, as for thinking about losing the children permanently I can not find comfort in. Thought of their lose seems to magnify more with understanding I have for my duties towards them, and trying to carry this duties out through challenges.
Making me think further it seems that you cannot really poses the good, its like a meal satisfying but does not last, the best you can do is work towards having favourable condition to get the next fill, I guess.
Epictetus is very similar to the merindilogun (sixteen, referring to the number of cowrie shells used) system of divination used by the Yoruba.
Great.... I love this guy!! ... Epictetus that is :)....His teachings are truly life changing!.......since discovering your blog and reading Epictetus (my favourite Stoic) I have learnt so much about myself and deal so much better with the challenges of life.....thank you Massimo
What of the case where offering an olive branch, as you did with your brother, would itself cause a problem with a third party? Since we are all connected as social beings, I could see a situation easily arise where no way forward seems to be available.
The bathhouse, two handles, and the loss of the good by a thief takes some time but are effective to deal with social inconvenience, as for thinking about losing the children permanently I can not find comfort in. Thought of their lose seems to magnify more with understanding I have for my duties towards them, and trying to carry this duties out through challenges.
Making me think further it seems that you cannot really poses the good, its like a meal satisfying but does not last, the best you can do is work towards having favourable condition to get the next fill, I guess.
Thank you Massimo!