The Daily Stoic - Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Day 28
November 9th - All is Fluid
"The universe is change. Life is opinion"
-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 4.3.4b
From the Author:
"Our understanding of what is something 'is' is just a snapshot - an ephemeral opinion. The universe is in a constant state of change. Our nails grown and are cut and keep growing. New skin replaces dead skin. Old memories are replaced by new memories. Are we still the same people? Are the people around us the same? Nothing is exempt from this fluidity, not even the things we hold most sacred."
The author mentions the Ship of Theseus - the Athenian hero - which was preserved by the people of Athens in battle-ready condition for many centuries by replacing rotting boards until every stick of wood had been replaced. Plutarch asks: "Is it still the ship of Theseus, or is it a new one?"
The same in Japan, the famous Shinto Shrine is rebuilt every twenty-three years. Is it one 1,400 year old shrine? or sixty consecutive shrines?
As time marches on, we pick up new habits, new opinions, new learnings, new beliefs, and fresh outlooks on the life we and those around us lead. Everything is in a constant state of change, sometimes seemingly in regression. But everything moves ephemerally forwards.
The nature of the universe, the expression of communities, even to ones mind, is in a constant state of movement, entropic change. It's inescapable, yet we can direct it, at least as much of it that is in our control - our thoughts and actions. We can go deep into thought and question why certain patterns arise and nudge beliefs, especially those of self determination, or self defeat - or believing that you can't do something, towards those that will push you to strive, without struggle against the tides.
We are currently at the precipice of the start of a huge change that will forever impact the landscape of humanity, incentivising man and woman to find their true nature and embracing it. To become more aligned.
Godspeed.
Shevacai
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