“These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.” — Seneca
We all know those people who have lots of money, and yet, they are miserable. On the flip side, we all know people who live happy and fulfilled lives despite not having lots of money.
The slave turned teacher Epictetus liked to tell his students of a man who had been offered a lucrative job by the emperor Augustus. “I told him not to touch it,” Epictetus told his students.
“Ok,” Epictetus said, “are you planning to be there every time someone utters your name?”
Source: Daily Stoic — Read the full article on the original site ↗