Marcus Aurelius on the Finitude of Life | Daily Book Quote | #83
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Throughout *Meditations *by Marcus Aurelius, a common thread can be followed; death. Death is a common theme throughout Meditations and throughout Stoicism as a philosophy. Why? Because Stoicism argues that nothing matters except the present moment; that we're too caught up in the past and future to truly live life and in doing so we avoid the most finite, spontaneously assigned resource of time. We often take life for granted, we don't think twice about how there was no guarantee that we'd wake up tomorrow. Through *Meditations, *this great roman emperor reminds himself that staying grounded is important, that the fountain of life is one that could run out of water at any time.
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