I'm reading a book - one positive side effect of my life, at present, since I haven't taken time for reading in so long. The author is sharing on a variety of philosophical influences on his life, and has come to this first century Stoic. Two quotes have struck me right where I am:
"There is no enjoying the possession of anything unless one has someone to share it with."
This applies beyond the material.
"There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living."
This second is related to the thoughts of his predecessor Socrates, hero to the Stoics, who said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Busyness spares us the burden of examination, I guess, and interferes with truly living.
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