"At this moment you aren't on a journey, but wandering about, being driven from place to place, even though what you seek-to live well-is found in all places. Is there any place more full of confusion than the Forum? Yet even there you can live at peace, if needed."-SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 28.5b-6a
(“지금 이 순간 당신은 여정을 걷고 있는 것이 아니라, 여기저기 떠돌아다니고 있습니다. 당신이 바라는 대로 잘 사는 것이 모든 곳에서 발견될 수 있음에도 불구하고 말입니다. 포럼보다 더 혼란스러운 곳이 있습니까? 그러나 필요한 경우 그곳에서도 평온하게 살 수 있습니다.” – 세네카, ‘도덕적 편지’, 28.5b-6a)
A well-known writer once complained that after becoming successful, wealthy friends were always inviting him to their beautiful, exotic houses. "Come to our home in the south of France," they would say. Or, "Our Swiss ski chalet is a wonderful place to write." The writer traveled the world, living in luxury, hoping to find inspiration and creativity in these inspiring manors and mansions. Yet it rarely happened. There was always the allure of another, better house. There were always distractions, ...


