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Every now and then life suprises you.
Or at least it has me.
My philosophy book has suprisingly made my week.
I some-how managed to get some people very angry with me. Yes, very angry.
I find that I have to stop trying to have people tell me whom I can and can't hang out with. I can take their oppinion into consideration but I in the end will make the final judgement.
Even though I have these individuals angry with me, I realized that they have no real reason to be mad at me for them being in trouble. Yes, I was sober, I shouldn't have been there to begin with, but in the end, I did what was right and it kept my mind clear that they were safe and it didn't matter to me that they would get into trouble. Their saftey meant that much more to me.
(all these quotes are from Epicetus's Stoicism: Enchiridion)
"An educated person blames neither anyone else nor himself."
"Remember that you ought to conduct yourself as you do at a banquet. When something passed around reaches you, extend your hand and take it polietly. If it is passing you by, don't grab. If it has not yet reached you, don't crave for it but wait until it gets to you."
"... be careful not to be misled by the impression that he is in a ba way because of external things,..."
"Remember that it is not the man who curses you or the man who hits you that insults you, but the idea you have of them as insulting."
"If someone tells you that somebody else is saying awful things about you, don't defend yourself against the accusations, but reply, "He must not know about the other faults that I have, if these are the only ones he menitoned.""
"It is the sign of a weak mind to spend too much time on things having to do with the body, such as exercising a lot, eating a lot, drinking a lot, excreating, sex."
Many of these things made me feel better when I was walking around last night, I kinda just wandered around and just let myself go. Thinking walking, just being alone for a little while. it was good for me.
Well, here I am on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm going to do homework. Yup, here till 8:00. grand fun I must say. I still have the need to find out what I'm going to be doing later tonight.
Or at least it has me.
My philosophy book has suprisingly made my week.
I some-how managed to get some people very angry with me. Yes, very angry.
I find that I have to stop trying to have people tell me whom I can and can't hang out with. I can take their oppinion into consideration but I in the end will make the final judgement.
Even though I have these individuals angry with me, I realized that they have no real reason to be mad at me for them being in trouble. Yes, I was sober, I shouldn't have been there to begin with, but in the end, I did what was right and it kept my mind clear that they were safe and it didn't matter to me that they would get into trouble. Their saftey meant that much more to me.
(all these quotes are from Epicetus's Stoicism: Enchiridion)
"An educated person blames neither anyone else nor himself."
"Remember that you ought to conduct yourself as you do at a banquet. When something passed around reaches you, extend your hand and take it polietly. If it is passing you by, don't grab. If it has not yet reached you, don't crave for it but wait until it gets to you."
"... be careful not to be misled by the impression that he is in a ba way because of external things,..."
"Remember that it is not the man who curses you or the man who hits you that insults you, but the idea you have of them as insulting."
"If someone tells you that somebody else is saying awful things about you, don't defend yourself against the accusations, but reply, "He must not know about the other faults that I have, if these are the only ones he menitoned.""
"It is the sign of a weak mind to spend too much time on things having to do with the body, such as exercising a lot, eating a lot, drinking a lot, excreating, sex."
Many of these things made me feel better when I was walking around last night, I kinda just wandered around and just let myself go. Thinking walking, just being alone for a little while. it was good for me.
Well, here I am on a Saturday afternoon, and I'm going to do homework. Yup, here till 8:00. grand fun I must say. I still have the need to find out what I'm going to be doing later tonight.