“No man has been shattered by the blows of Fortune unless he was first deceived by her favours. Those who loved her gifts as if they were their own for ever, who wanted to be admired on account of them, are laid low and grieve when the false and transient pleasures desert their vain and childish minds, ignorant of every stable pleasure. But the man who is not puffed up in good times does not collapse either when they change. His fortitude is already tested and he maintains a mind unconquered in the face of either condition: for in the midst of prosperity he has tried his own strength against adversity.” --Seneca
Yes, I really do appreciate Seneca, and unlike him and my friend Alan, I am not nearly as eloquent 😀
Eloquence is but the transients stripped away, revealing ever the essential core, dear Kannagi.
We hear it when the child laughs with all heart. When we cheer in celebration after a hard won victory. When we don't forget what we live for, and say so plainly.
I have been a petty version of a vain fool amidst better Fortune.
I saw in the mirror, the other arrogance, that of entitlement.
Eventually, I learnt again what has ever been mine, and now understand that is more than enough. 🙂
“No man has been shattered by the blows of Fortune unless he was first deceived by her favours. Those who loved her gifts as if they were their own for ever, who wanted to be admired on account of them, are laid low and grieve when the false and transient pleasures desert their vain and childish minds, ignorant of every stable pleasure. But the man who is not puffed up in good times does not collapse either when they change. His fortitude is already tested and he maintains a mind unconquered in the face of either condition: for in the midst of prosperity he has tried his own strength against adversity.” --Seneca
Yes, I really do appreciate Seneca, and unlike him and my friend Alan, I am not nearly as eloquent 😀
Eloquence is but the transients stripped away, revealing ever the essential core, dear Kannagi.
We hear it when the child laughs with all heart. When we cheer in celebration after a hard won victory. When we don't forget what we live for, and say so plainly.
I have been a petty version of a vain fool amidst better Fortune.
I saw in the mirror, the other arrogance, that of entitlement.
Eventually, I learnt again what has ever been mine, and now understand that is more than enough. 🙂