Frankly, I cannot
see any changes in the circumstances I was bothered by, the other day writing
my previous post. So, I thought that I ask my stoic bible for advice. I do not
like this feeling of sadness and lack of control and I want to change it. Will
it work? I hope so.
Mark Aurelius
said that we do not have to give in to negative feelings like sadness or
frustration. We may not have influence over the circumstances, but we have influence
over our feelings and reactions. OK, I know the theory and I agree with it, but
to make this necessary change is rather difficult. But if I do not make the
necessary change in my mood, I am told that I am not true to myself, that I do
not use the opportunities that are just at the stretch of the hand. That I
waste opportunity to live better. Hmm…
Another thought,
this time Seneca is the author of the wisdom, is that a wise person must not wait
for the external bad circumstances to be resolved before the happy life can be
lived. It is shameful to wait with
leading a happy and full life till whatever is bad at the moment passes or gets
resolved. It is silly to expect that there will come the moment when everything
is perfect and then we can spread our wings. This will never happen and we would
waste our life waiting in vain for a perfect situation.
This is the
theory, I intend to apply to my day and practice it. Will I manage? Maybe?? I
feel a little better already.
