@philosophyminis: There's something wrong with all of us. Even if you try to live a faultless, blameless, and #perfect life, there'll always be some way, however small, to criticize you. You might be a loving daughter or son, but you probably don't call your dad as much as you should. You might be an honest kind of sort, but I bet you've told a lie or two in your time. No one is perfect. According to the #Stoic Seneca, the point of life is not to be perfect, but to become better. It's not to be faultless, but to iron out our faults. You are not a god and you are not the finished item. There is still work to be done. The Stoics were a big fan of #reflection and preparation, and each morning they would reflect on their lives and prepare the ways in which they could become better. Each night they would reflect on the ways that they had fallen short and the way they could become better still. In the words of Seneca, ‘I am not a #wise man, nor shall I ever be, and so require not from me that I should be equal to the best, but that I should be better than the wicked. It is enough for me if, every day, I reduce the number of my vices and blame my #mistakes .’ For #Seneca, and #Stoicism more broadly, we shouldn't see ourselves as wonders of the world, but rather a work in progress. Every day is another brick in the wall and a step along our journey. As Seneca put it, ‘It takes an age to build a city, and a forest is a long time growing.’ Our characters are no different. #growth #selfimprovement #philosophy #dobetter

Jonny Thomson

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Thursday 12 September 2024 13:00:08 GMT