Words of Wisdom That Relate to Everyday Life
(Three Favorite Messages From Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations) In Marcus Aurelius’ work of Meditations, he writes about everyday things because he is writing to himself, since he never wished for his work to be published. He begins by talking about who he has to thank for his education and a specific, particular lesson he learned from each person whom he feels he needs to mention. For example, he mentioned he learned his good morals and retaining his temper in the first lines of Book One. Further on in Books One-Five, Aurelius writes to himself about his everyday life about lessons he has learned throughout the day, what he writes is like advice to himself, and since it is now published, we as readers …show more content…
In Book Two, Marcus writes a relatable passage about short tempers, “For he who is excited by anger seems to turn away from reason with a certain pain and unconscious contraction; but he who offends through desire, being overpowered by pleasure, seems to be in a manner more intemperate and more womanish in his offences” (Aurelius). All my life, I’ve been short tempered, and I know it’s not a good thing and I can’t benefit from it in any way. I know that being short tempered isn’t beneficial to me, and I don’t think that the people around me think that I actually realize this and my flaw in being this way because I make no effort to change my ways. But I don’t change because it’s been a way of surviving, so to say, through out my life, growing up in a family with adults who are short tempered too. And as I’ve gotten older, my reaction time has gotten quicker with striking out in anger because I’m able to see eye to eye with the adults in my life, rather than when I was little and had to listen no matter what. Plus, it doesn’t help that my whole family is stubborn, therefore, we get angry quick to defend and stay angry to continue to argue our own points. Based on Aurelius’ quote, I think I conclude that we find no pleasure in life because …show more content…
He begins by talking about who he has to thank for his education and a specific, particular lesson he learned form each person whom he feels he needs to mention. A few of the passages I favor more are found in Book Two, Four, when Aurelius writes about procrastination, anger, and finding tranquility in solitude. For example he mentioned he learned his good morals and retaining his temper in the first lines of Book One. Further on in Books One-Five, Aurelius write to himself about his everyday life about lessons he has learned throughout the day, what he writes is like advice to himself, and since it is now published, we as readers can relate to these lessons and learn from the advice he speaks of. In Book Two of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, there is a passage about procrastination that I can very well relate, that is why I favor it. Also, in Meditations Book Two, Marcus Aurelius writes a passage about anger, and how being upset all the time, or short tempered, doesn’t help you in life, which is why it’s one of my favorite passages, because I can easily relate to it. Another of favorite passage of mine from Aurelius’ Meditations, is about finding tranquility in solitude and having a moment yourself, which is found in Book
(Three Favorite Messages From Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations) In Marcus Aurelius’ work of Meditations, he writes about everyday things because he is writing to himself, since he never wished for his work to be published. He begins by talking about who he has to thank for his education and a specific, particular lesson he learned from each person whom he feels he needs to mention. For example, he mentioned he learned his good morals and retaining his temper in the first lines of Book One. Further on in Books One-Five, Aurelius writes to himself about his everyday life about lessons he has learned throughout the day, what he writes is like advice to himself, and since it is now published, we as readers …show more content…
In Book Two, Marcus writes a relatable passage about short tempers, “For he who is excited by anger seems to turn away from reason with a certain pain and unconscious contraction; but he who offends through desire, being overpowered by pleasure, seems to be in a manner more intemperate and more womanish in his offences” (Aurelius). All my life, I’ve been short tempered, and I know it’s not a good thing and I can’t benefit from it in any way. I know that being short tempered isn’t beneficial to me, and I don’t think that the people around me think that I actually realize this and my flaw in being this way because I make no effort to change my ways. But I don’t change because it’s been a way of surviving, so to say, through out my life, growing up in a family with adults who are short tempered too. And as I’ve gotten older, my reaction time has gotten quicker with striking out in anger because I’m able to see eye to eye with the adults in my life, rather than when I was little and had to listen no matter what. Plus, it doesn’t help that my whole family is stubborn, therefore, we get angry quick to defend and stay angry to continue to argue our own points. Based on Aurelius’ quote, I think I conclude that we find no pleasure in life because …show more content…
He begins by talking about who he has to thank for his education and a specific, particular lesson he learned form each person whom he feels he needs to mention. A few of the passages I favor more are found in Book Two, Four, when Aurelius writes about procrastination, anger, and finding tranquility in solitude. For example he mentioned he learned his good morals and retaining his temper in the first lines of Book One. Further on in Books One-Five, Aurelius write to himself about his everyday life about lessons he has learned throughout the day, what he writes is like advice to himself, and since it is now published, we as readers can relate to these lessons and learn from the advice he speaks of. In Book Two of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, there is a passage about procrastination that I can very well relate, that is why I favor it. Also, in Meditations Book Two, Marcus Aurelius writes a passage about anger, and how being upset all the time, or short tempered, doesn’t help you in life, which is why it’s one of my favorite passages, because I can easily relate to it. Another of favorite passage of mine from Aurelius’ Meditations, is about finding tranquility in solitude and having a moment yourself, which is found in Book