“Wipe out imagination: check desire: extinguish appetite: keep the ruling faculty in its own power.” Marcus Aurelius Meditations Book 9
How often are we engaged in a battle within ourselves? This battle rages on we imagine worst case scenarios, while at the same time we desire for our lives to be different. Me personally, not you, I am rather content. I really have little to complain about. I reflect on this when I rest my head on my pillow. I have no physical pain usually, my eyes and ears still work, my room is not too cold, nor is it too hot (and if it were, I could adjust the temperature). My children and wife are currently healthy and relatively happy. My family seems to get along just fine.
and yet… Continue reading