Day 221
The Universe is change.
Life is opinion.
--Marcus Aurelius
Life is opinion.
--Marcus Aurelius
We should remember the “Ship of Theseus.” Athenians kept the ship battle ready for centuries. Gradually over time every board was replaced.
In Japan a famous shrine is completely rebuilt every 23 years.
Our understanding of what something is cannot be defined by a snapshot. All is fluid yet permanence must be respected as an ideal, not as a physical reality.
Inspiration for these thoughts courtesy of
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
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