Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor and philosopher, wrote extensively about death in his book "Meditations." He viewed death as a natural and inevitable part of life, and encouraged people to accept it rather than fear it.
One famous quote of his on the subject is: "Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some mutual benefit.
To wonder what so-and-so is doing and why, or what he is saying, or thinking, or scheming--in a word, anything that distracts you from fidelity to the ruler within you--means a loss of opportunity for some other task."
He also wrote that death is not something to be feared, but rather to be embraced as a natural part of the cycle of life.
He believed that death should be viewed as an opportunity to become one with the universe, and to return to the elements from which we were made.
In essence, Marcus Aurelius believed that death should be accepted with grace and dignity, and that it should not be feared or avoided.
He encouraged people to focus on living their lives to the fullest, rather than worrying about death, and to find joy and fulfillment in the present moment.
Marcus Aurelius quotes death #shorts
"Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good."
"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left, and live it properly."
"Stop whatever you’re doing for a moment and ask yourself. ‘Am I afraid of death because I won’t be able to do this anymore?’"
"About death: Whether it is a dispersion, or a resolution into atoms, or annihilation, it is either extinction or change."
"Let each thing you would do, say, or intend, be like that of a dying person."
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."
"What we do now echoes in eternity."
"The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time."
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