(독서) Daily Stoic-11월22일 THE GLASS IS ALREADY BROKEN




"Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she's unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures." -SENECA, ON CONSOLATION TO HELVIA, 5.3
("운명은 그것이 예상치 못했던 사람들에게 더 무겁게 닥칩니다. 늘 경계하는 사람은 쉽게 견뎌냅니다." - 세네카, 헬비아에게 보내는 위로의 글, 5.3)
There is a story of a Zen master who had a beautiful prized cup. The master would repeat to himself, “ The glass is already broken.” He enjoyed the cup. He used it. He showed it off to visitors. But in his mind, it was already broken. And so one day, when it actually did break, he simply said, "Of course."
This is how the Stoics think too. There is supposedly a true story about Epictetus and a lamp. He never locked his house, and so his expensive lamp was stolen. When Epictetus replaced it, he replaced it with a cheaper one so he could be less attached to it if it were stolen again.
Devastation-that feeling that we're absolutely ...