“By retreating into ourselves, it looks as if we are the enemies of others, but our solitary moments are in reality a homage to the richness of social existence. Unless we’ve had time alone, we can’t be who we would like to be around our fellow humans. We won’t have original opinions. We won’t have lively and authentic perspectives. We’ll be – in the wrong way – a bit like everyone else.”
“So return to philosophy again and again, and take your comfort in her: she will make the other life seem bearable to you, and you bearable in it”. Marcus Aurelius said the same thing 2000 years ago! :)
Jan 10th, 2018 / 3:37 pm