"To be everminded is the greatest virtue." - Heraclitus.
Let's head back hundreds of centuries. There was a man called Zeno. He was a great philosopher and found his own school of philosophy in 301 BCE . He started lecturing in an open air colonnade in Agora. He wanted his lectures to be like those of Socrates who used to lecture in front of slaves, women, craftsmen and many more.
Zeno knew that people suffered because of either things they didn't have or because of things that they might lose. Zeno argued that virtue is the greatest pleasure and not materials which would perish with time.
Who are Stoics? People who follow Stoicism are called Stoics and Stoicism is enduring the reality of life without displaying feelings or complaining about it. Treating alike victory and defeat, gain and loss, pleasure and pain , is the key to existance with happiness alone. We humans always tend to escape from reality. But following Stoicism not only lets us to be in reality but also help in protecting our weakness from being exposed to people who can take advantage of it. Modern time needs Stoicism to be followed by people in huge numbers because they often get deflected from their path very easily.
It's human tendency to react to anything and everything which comes across them. Technology has led to depletion of the layer of patience in many which leads to sudden outburst of emotions causing disruptions in life. This is where Stoicism comes to play. Controlling emotions helps in bringing out the better version of oneself.
At last I'd like to conclude by saying,
"Everything we hear are opinions and not facts, everything we see is a perspective and not the truth."
Be open to the world. It will teach you more than what school does.
Thank you
Let's head back hundreds of centuries. There was a man called Zeno. He was a great philosopher and found his own school of philosophy in 301 BCE . He started lecturing in an open air colonnade in Agora. He wanted his lectures to be like those of Socrates who used to lecture in front of slaves, women, craftsmen and many more.
Zeno knew that people suffered because of either things they didn't have or because of things that they might lose. Zeno argued that virtue is the greatest pleasure and not materials which would perish with time.
Who are Stoics? People who follow Stoicism are called Stoics and Stoicism is enduring the reality of life without displaying feelings or complaining about it. Treating alike victory and defeat, gain and loss, pleasure and pain , is the key to existance with happiness alone. We humans always tend to escape from reality. But following Stoicism not only lets us to be in reality but also help in protecting our weakness from being exposed to people who can take advantage of it. Modern time needs Stoicism to be followed by people in huge numbers because they often get deflected from their path very easily.
It's human tendency to react to anything and everything which comes across them. Technology has led to depletion of the layer of patience in many which leads to sudden outburst of emotions causing disruptions in life. This is where Stoicism comes to play. Controlling emotions helps in bringing out the better version of oneself.
At last I'd like to conclude by saying,
"Everything we hear are opinions and not facts, everything we see is a perspective and not the truth."
Be open to the world. It will teach you more than what school does.
Thank you
Well said!
ReplyDeleteThank you 😄
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree. The world needs more stoics. But we need the others too. If everyone stops displaying emotions,it
ReplyDeletewouldn't be as exciting as it is. Also nice choice of topic. Write more! I am reading.
Thank you so much 😄
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