Then I will be happy! Fame and being Insulted
I wrote this article about three miscellaneous themes we encounter in life. Namely, goal directed behaviour (then I will be happy), fame and being at the receiving end Continue Reading
Why I love Stoicism
We’ve already mentioned in some of our other articles on this site that to live for pleasure alone is probably not a good life. It’s ironic that the pursuit of Continue Reading
Thoughts on The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Before reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, I would highly recommend that you get yourself a modern translation of it. It can be hard to read an older version as Continue Reading
Time Gives No Refunds!
This article is concerned with the theme of time as an important commodity. With an analysis of Seneca’s ‘On Saving Time’ a short letter to Lucilius, Seneca’s friend. I pick Continue Reading
Marcus Aurelius on the futility of Kleos (Everlasting Fame)
We’ve all seen them, those fame hungry and vapid stars of reality TV who hope that a few weeks brief appearance on some ‘entertainment,’ show will elevate them to the Continue Reading
The Poem of Eternal Death by Lucretius
Death has no loopholes. All of us must meet it in the end. We go through the same motions in the same old place. No measure Of Continue Reading