"Let us get used to dining out without the crowds, to being a slave to fewer slaves, to getting clothes only for their real purpose, and to living in more modest quarters."-SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 9.3b
("우리에게 익숙해지게 합시다. 붐비지 않는 외식에, 더 적은 사람을 거느린 노예가 되는 것에, 옷을 그 본래 목적만을 위해 얻는 것에, 그리고 더 소박한 거처에서 사는 것에 말입니다." - 세네카, 《마음의 평정에 대하여》, 9.3b)
The writer Stefan Zweig-known for his Stoic-esque wisdom-was at one point one of the bestselling authors in the world, only to have his life destroyed by the rise of Hitler. It's a sad yet timeless rhythm of history: politicians are run out of office for taking a stand we later recognize as courageous. Countless hardworking and prosperous couples have their money stolen by financial crooks. Someone is accused of a crime but not vindicated until years later.
At any moment we may be toppled from our perch and made to do with less-less money, less recognition, less access, less resources. Even the "less-es" that come with age: less mobility, less energy, less freedom. But we can prepare for that, in some way, by ...
