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Which is idiotic… (MARCUS AURELIUS)

Which is idiotic… (MARCUS AURELIUS)

People try to get away from it all—to the country, to the beach, to the mountains. You always wish that you could too. Which is idiotic: you can get away from it anytime you like. By going within. Nowhere you can go is more peaceful—more free of interruptions—than your own soul. Especially if you have other things to rely on. An instant’s recollection and there it is: complete tranquillity. And by tranquillity I mean a kind of harmony. So keep getting away from it all—like that. Renew yourself. But keep it brief and basic. A quick visit should be enough to ward off all < . . . > and send you back ready to face what awaits you.

What’s there to complain about? People’s misbehavior? But take into consideration:
a) that rational beings exist for one another, b) that doing what’s right sometimes requires patience, c) that no one does the wrong thing deliberately, d) and the number of people who have feuded and envied and hated and fought and died and been buried.
. . . and keep your mouth shut.

 

 

Meditations (Book 4)
Marcus Aurelius



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