“Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself!”
Epictetus
In these days following the presidential election I find myself saddened
NOT by result no matter who would have proven the victor
Saddened by the display of Hate, Anger and lack of Empathy
It is a blame all should shoulder
What Stoicism has started to teach me is the that
Passion
and
Emotion
at high levels incubate and proliferate actions that are regrettable
or should be
I try my best to use my honest desire to understand through Empathy
and I do
and that does not mean to agree
but understand and ultimately respect
In the end I think we all are much better served with a “buffer”
a “Draft” mechanism
I stop myself from Impulsive reactions – I try to control my actions not serve my reactions
Just a thought but perhaps thats a billion dollar iteration I should pitch Facebook and Twitter?
just some thoughts
