Seneca letter of 28
Do you think it happened only to you and you wonder how a fact unheard of, because , having traveled widely and in many different places, you've shaken off your sadness and your spiritual malaise? You have to change mind, not the sky. Also crosses the sea to leave as our Virgil says, that vanish lands and cities, on the horizon, your vices follow you wherever you go. Socrates, a man who complained for the same reason, he said, "Why do you wonder if you do not need to travel? Ports around yourself. You persecute the same reasons that made you flee. "A new land that they can profit? A knowledge of the city and different places? all the fuss is in vain. Ask why this flight is not you help? You run away with yourself. unburden the soul: before then you will not genius anywhere. Do you think your condition is similar to that which is our Virgil in the exalted prophet, spurred and possessed by a spirit not his own: The prophet is trying to drive out the wiggles God from his soul.
Go here and there to shake off the weight that oppresses you, and that becomes more heavily because of this your distress, so a ship load weighs less stable, while if it is tossed around unequally, makes sinking the side on which weighed. Whatever you do, results in harm to you and the same continuous movements harm you: you move a patient. But when you have removed this evil, any change of venue will become enjoyable. Although you will be exiled to distant lands or you will be transferred to any country barbaric, that place, anyway, you seem hospitable. It has more mood that the place where you arrive, so the mind should not be made slave of nowhere. We must live with this conviction was not born for one corner and my country is the whole world. If you make this one clear, do not be surprised at anything you do not need to constantly change region, because you're tired of the above, I would have liked the first, if you consider all as your own. Now I do not travel, and let yourself go astray and lead you move from one place to another, and what you need, live peacefully, you will find anywhere. Is there a more turbulent place of the forum? Again, if you must, you can live in peace. But if we could decide for ourselves, even run away from view and the proximity of the hole, such as unhealthy places also undermine an iron, so for a healthy spirit, vigorous but not yet perfect and there are unhealthy places. I disagree with those who go out into the waves and prefer a troubled life and struggling valiantly every day with many difficulties. The essay must bear it, try not to strut, and prefer peace to the fight, does not help much in getting rid of its own vices, but fought with those of others. "Thirty Tyrants," I say, "Socrates did pressure, but they could not wear out the spirit." Who cares how many bosses? Slavery is one, if one despises it, how many owners have, is free.
is time to finish, provided I pay the first toll. "Being aware of one's faults is the first step toward salvation." I think that Epicurus has given a very fair idea: if one can not make mistakes, does not want to correct; you have to catch him, before correcting himself. Some boast of their vices and you think you are looking for a remedy under those who consider his vices? So as you can, the accused, is' an examination of conscience, first assume the role of prosecutor, judge then, most recently that of intercessor, and sometimes punisciti. Take care.
Do you think it happened only to you and you wonder how a fact unheard of, because, despite having traveled widely and in many different places, you've shaken off your sadness and your spiritual malaise? You have to change mind, not the sky. Also crosses the sea to leave as our Virgil says, that vanish lands and cities, on the horizon, your vices follow you wherever you go. Socrates, a man who complained for the same reason, he said, "Why do you wonder if you do not need to travel? Ports around yourself. Persecute you the same reasons that made you flee." A new land that they can profit? A knowledge of the city and different places? All this fuss is in vain. Ask why this flight is not you help? You run away with yourself. Unburden the soul: before then you will not genius nowhere. Do you think your condition is similar to that which is our Virgil in the prophetess enhanced, and spurred possessed by a spirit not his own: The prophet struggles trying to banish God from his soul.
Go here and there to shake off the weight that oppresses you, and that becomes more heavily because of this your distress, so a ship load weighs less stable, while if it is tossed around unequally, is sink the side on which weighed. Whatever you do, results in harm to you and the same continuous movements harm you: you move a patient. But when you have removed this evil, any change of venue will become enjoyable. Although you will be exiled to distant lands or you will be transferred to any country barbaric, that place, anyway, you seem hospitable. It has more mood that the place where you arrive, so the mind should not be made slave of nowhere. Must live with this conviction was not born for one corner and my country is the whole world. If you make this one clear, do not be surprised at anything you do not need to constantly change the region, because you're tired of the foregoing, I would have liked the first, if you consider all as your own. Now I do not travel, and let yourself go astray and lead you move from one place to another, and what you need, live peacefully, you will find anywhere. Is there a more turbulent place of the forum? Again, if you must, you can live in peace. But if we could decide for ourselves, even run away from view and the proximity of the hole, such as unhealthy places also undermine an iron, so for a healthy mind, but not yet perfect and vigorous, there are unhealthy places. I disagree with those who go out into the waves and prefer a troubled life and struggling valiantly every day with great difficulty. The essay must bear it, try not to strut, and prefer peace to the fight, does not help much in getting rid of its own vices, but fought with those of others. "Thirty Tyrants," I say, "Socrates did pressure, but they could not wear out the spirit." Who cares how many bosses? Slavery is one, if one despises it, how many owners have, is free.
is time to finish, provided before I pay the toll. "Being aware of one's faults is the first step toward salvation." I think that Epicurus has given a very fair idea: if one can not make mistakes, does not want to correct, you have to catch him, before correcting himself. Some boast of their vices and you think you are looking for a remedy under those who consider his vices? So as you can, the accused, is' an examination of conscience, first assume the role of prosecutor, judge then, most recently that of intercessor, and sometimes punisciti. Take care.
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