Meditations by Marcus Aurelius translated by George W. Chrystal (~180) Book 6 Pt 4
Summary: Marcus Aurelius does customer service.
Commentary:
26. Take care of all parts of your duties carefully. Don't get angry when someone is mad at you (like customer service!)
27. People should be free to pursue what they want. If they're wrong, correct them, but don't get mad.
28. Death is the end of sense, passion, reason, and THE MORTAL COIL.
29. It's shameful if your soul gives out before your body.
30. Stay pure, simple, kind, etc. so you can have a clean conscious when you die.
31. When you have a bad dream, wake up, consult your senses, and realize it wasn't real life.
32. Your body is frailer than your soul, and only cares about the now.
33. Hard work isn't against nature. As long as it's within your nature, it's good for man.
34. Scumbags enjoy many pleasures.
35. Don't show more respect to the rules and traditions of your profession than to your own reason.
36. The world is a tiny part of the universe, but what's good here is good everywhere. What's bad here is also bad everywhere.
37. The present is the same as all time.
38. Everything is connected.
39. Love the things in your life that there are to love.
40. A good tool is still good, even when separated from its maker, as long as it is used properly. Use yourself for good, even if you are away from your maker.
41. We cause a lot of problems when were blame things out of our control on good or evil. Only worry about your own stuff.
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