77 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 7 Apr \ on: Stoic Book Club: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius #9 - Book 9 BooksAndArticles
I really like Marcus in this one. Sensei always tells his students and colleagues that he is shameless. His words make him come across as an impassioned teacher admonishing a wayward student. He sounds like a guy I would love to exchange beers with haha.
Remaining unmoved n untouched by others’ transgressions seem like a tall order to me honestly. I mean, we are all emotional creatures. I think the healthy thing to do when you find someone ungrateful or untrustworthy is to feel those feelings of disgust n betrayal first. Before thinking about my point of leverage and analysing how I can take control of myself n the situation.
To be so rational and reproach yourself for doing wrong seems to me a rather clinical approach. Do I wanna live this way?
My two sats’ worth
I'm inclined to agree with you. Marcus holds himself in Meditations to an insanely high standard of integrity. The ideal he emanates is intimidating. At the end of the day, all we can do is do our best, accepting our humanity along with all the feelings that go with it, as you say, while challenging ourselves to continually improve as new opportunities arise. Sometimes the hyper-rationality can come across as overly analytical and judgmental.
I would also like to grab a beer with Shameless Sensei someday :p
reply