Reply to katrina "Stoicism is predominantly a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to happiness for humans is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain, by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
1. 'accepting the moment as it presents itself'
2. 'by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain'
3. 'by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan'
4. 'By working together and treating others fairly and justly'
All sound advise that I follow excepting [2]: avoidance of pain and experience of pleasure, when pain and pleasure are defined in the widest possible sense (physical, emotional, spiritual etc...), it is our primary objective and our lives should be structured around that.
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"Stoicism is predominantly a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to happiness for humans is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain, by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
1. 'accepting the moment as it presents itself'
2. 'by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain'
3. 'by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan'
4. 'By working together and treating others fairly and justly'
All sound advise that I follow excepting [2]: avoidance of pain and experience of pleasure, when pain and pleasure are defined in the widest possible sense (physical, emotional, spiritual etc...), it is our primary objective and our lives should be structured around that.