The Marvels and the Dangers of Being Alive

This episode reflects on Seneca’s question of whether life is still worth choosing when its beauty and suffering come as a package. In Consolation to Marcia, he sets the marvels of existence—stars, mountains, rivers, forests, love—beside illness, grief, danger, and death, then asks whether we would still agree to enter such a life. His answer is simple: we would. If you’d like to practice these principles, this Micro Morning Meditation will be helpful: ☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: You Will Marvel At These Things https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-you-will Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.