Showing ethics to all around,
Taking life as it comes.
Offering help to everyone
In both good and bad times,
Creating a uniformity of living
In a moral way that is free from anger,
Showing love for all,
Making life so wonderful in our world.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
Online) - Published: July 4th, 2020 01:27
- Comment from author about the poem: I was in conversation with a friend a couple of days ago, we often have serious conversations about life and at the end he said that he believes that I am a stoic, that threw me I have been called many things but never that, so I wrote this for him.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments5
Are you Greek? I see that's where Stoicism started.
Were you stoic, bearing with me in 1066, when I mucked it all up?! lol.
An excellent self-description there, if I may say so myself!
Yes it started with the Greeks but has moved everywhere now and according to my friend has descended on me!
Andy
Well chosen words.
..and here i reproduce "It would be hard to find a word that dealt a greater injustice at the hands of the English language than “Stoic.” In its rightful place, Stoicism is a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom: something one uses to live a great life, rather than some esoteric field of academic inquiry".
I'll go for that 100%
Yes that is a good description of it so I must have fooled my friend somehow.
Andy
From what i know of you i would say that is what you are.
And you did your friend justice Andy. A fantastic write. AP
Thank you AP, he was really taken aback when I gave the poem to him today.
Andy
I'm glad he appreciates it Andy. AP
ANGELA HERE ~ Good Sunday Uncle Andy - Love the video & music very very soothing as we drift to the end of another Day. Church Services are starting on the 19th so We look forward to that ! Love the poem (and it provenance). It reminded me so so much of BRIAN - which is another OCTAVE of reasons for loving HIM more each day - AMEN !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Angeal & Brian & Smokey !
a fine devotion in any book or language Andy...
I used to support Stoic City when I were a lad.. aye back in the day when the late great Gordon banks used to be their goalie....
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