Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius Analysis

Analysis and Application In Chapter 1 of the Meditations of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Aurelius talk about the most important aspects of life and the what he has learned from the people around him. He repeatedly mention his appreciation of the doing his on labor which he has learned from his father. He also repeatedly mention the importance of high quality education, modesty, purity of the mind, living in simplicity, refraining from demeaning others, and avoid gossiping and badmouthing someone. Stoicism is “the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint” as said by the Oxford Dictionaries. Stoicism is not ideal in every situation but some instances it is necessary. Some instances such as facing a sadist, a person who enjoys inflicting pain on someone else, stoicism is necessary. For instance, a bully harms their victim but if the victim is stoic the bully just may leave them alone. Other instances such as when facing depression, stoicism may be helpful in the the perspective of the sufferer but not down the road and for everyone that loves.
Intuition
Sweat and dust particles stuck to my left cheek like leeches. As always, I’m hiding away as the brave men of Griffindel were fighting for t heir lives. Coward, selfish, egocentric were some of the words swimming inside my head. Slowly, I turn my head up to look and see if i could be of any assistance. All I could see was smoke, gunpowder and red blood spilled across the white sands of Wyvern …show more content…
Both of the poems are about the going away of or from a loved one. The theme of both poems are to remind the protagonist's loved one to remember them. The emotional tone is one of strength, for themselves and the people they are talking to, hinted with sadness. The emotion is one of slow despair and apology.