Antinatalism and Depression XLIX: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Channel: Anekantavad
Date: 20/08/2012

Anger is insanity.

"Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I get as angry as anyone else, but I find it healthy to try to see anger for what it is.

How are the people in this picture benefiting from what they are doing and feeling? http://www.thericktastic.com/.a/6a0133f2ef2651970b016767dc2e8d970b-800wi

The man himself: http://mythagora.com/encyctxt/images/seneca.jpg

This fellow played by Brad Pitt here was consumed and destroyed by rage. In fact, rage is the very first word in the entire Iliad, Homer's book about the Trojan War: http://images1.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Brad-Pitt-Achilles-troy-1113765_1024_768.jpg

A very good exploration of Seneca's view of anger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TarABUzGnaI&playnext=1&list=PL8F59ED47E52CECB3&feature=results_main

The full text: http://www.stoics.com/seneca_essays_book_1.html

The Serenity Prayer (which I screwed up in the video) http://www.turnbacktogod.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/serenity-prayer.jpg