(Stories of a Stoic)
You will have days that are unkind to you. I had one yesterday for instance. And as it dragged on, I thought about Epicurus.
Epicurus was the first philosopher that I studied deeply. His philosophy predicates on pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain. So when he found himself on his death bed, while various systems of his body took turns failing, he sought peace in the memories of his friends.
I feel that we too should live our lives in a manner as to which we have catologed memories of our adventures, heroics, laughter, and moments of deep love that we can retreat to when life circumstances rough us up.
There isn’t any matter too dark for us to kindle light in.
