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 Although he never considered himself a philosopher,
Marcus Aurelius’ writings have become one
of the most significant ancient Stoic scriptures.
His ‘Meditations’ contain a series of
notes to himself based on Stoic ideas, one
of which is embracing fate and living conformably
to the demands of nature.
Instead of wanting things to happen as we
wish, we’re better off accepting the universe,
according to Marcus Aurelius, and developing
a flexible attitude towards the outside world
while being strict with ourselves.
Yet, most of us want our lives to be pleasant
and expect our environment to provide us with
what we need to feel content.
We want friendly people around us, and we
want to achieve our dreams and ambitions,
remain youthful, and live without misfortune.
And often, we’re not content with our bodies
and inborn talents and refuse to accept our
flaws.
In short, there’s a lot of ‘wanting’
involved with being human (especially nowadays)
and very little ‘accepting’ regarding
outside circumstances.
But the more we want from the universe, the
more we’re susceptible to disappointment.
In all likelihood, despite our efforts, we’ll
encounter not-so-nice people, won’t achieve
our dreams and ambitions (or just partially),
will meet with adversity, and we certainly
won’t escape old age.
And if these unavoidable experiences distress
us, we become playthings of our environment,
emotionally dependent on its whims.
In his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius repeatedly
encouraged himself to embrace fate precisely
the way it comes and live well regardless
of the circumstances.
This video explores why it’s better to accept
the universe rather than oppose it and try
to change it.
By the way.
you’ll find more Stoic wisdom in this book
- Stoicism for Inner Peace - which contains
my collected works on remaining calm and focused.
You’ll find a link in the description.
(1) Accepting other people
Suppose someone throws an insulting joke at
your expense or at the cost of someone you
love.
How would a Stoic philosopher react?
Would he get angry or even use physical violence
as a response?
Marcus Aurelius urged himself not to make
more out of an event than it is.
In this case, someone made a joke at your
expense.
But did the joke itself affect you?
That’s not possible.
A joke can only harm you if you let it.
Anger, violence, sadness: these emotions are
of your own making and do not accompany the
joke itself.
Marcus Aurelius wrote about people speaking
evil of you: “Add nothing of your own from
within, and that’s an end of it.”
End quote.
Dealing with other people means dealing with
the unpredictable and uncontrollable.
Some people are good and moral, others are
evil and immoral, some are hardworking and
helpful, and others are lazy and exploitative.
Some like to make jokes; others are quick
to use violence.
Marcus Aurelius emphasized that regardless
of people being arrogant, ungrateful, deceitful,
and unsocial, we all share the nature of being
human.
Human nature consists of beauty and ugliness,
so he encouraged himself to accept everyone
and not be perturbed by evil people.
In his mind, we’re here to cooperate, not
act against each other (which is contrary
to nature).
We want people to act as we wish, but reality
teaches that people have their own will: their
behavior is not up to us.
We can influence them, but, ultimately, they’ll
say what they say and do what they do, how
irrational and stupid their actions may seem.
And thus, spending copious amounts of energy
on trying to change others is a waste of time
and better used in other areas.
I quote:
Don’t waste the rest of your time here worrying
about other people—unless it affects the
common good.
It will keep you from doing anything useful.
You’ll be too preoccupied with what so-and-so
is doing, and why, and what they’re saying,
and what they’re thinking, and what they’re
up to, and all the other things that throw
you off and keep you from focusing on your
own mind.
End quote.
(2) Accepting transience
The great thinkers of the past, empires, and
kingdoms: all turn to dust and ashes.
Marcus Aurelius compares children to leaves
in the wind, which grow in spring but are
then blown away, and the forest then replaces
them with new ones.
The Stoic emperor was immensely aware of how
temporary things are and how quickly things
we now regard as significant turn into ghosts
of the past.
He mentioned the great emperors and philosophers
of old: important, influential people that
used to walk the earth but were reduced to
dust and ashes many years ago.
Like the coming and ceasing of leaves, so
come and cease the generations of men.
We start as a blob of semen, and we draw our
last breath before we know it.
Everything is temporary, and we’re here
just for a fleeting moment, especially if
we compare our short lifespans to the existence
of our planet (let alone the universe).
As Marcus Aurelius put it, and I quote:
Forget everything else.
Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each
of us lives only now, this brief instant.
The rest has been lived already or is impossible
to see.
The span we live is small—small as the corner
of the earth in which we live it.
Small as even the greatest renown, passed
from mouth to mouth by short-lived stick figures,
ignorant alike of themselves and those long
dead.
End quote.
For some, the reality of transience may be
a source of suffering.
Isn’t it sad that death takes us back so
shortly after we come into existence?
Hence, some people desperately cling to life,
seek ways to extend it beyond natural proportions,
looking for the fountain of eternal youth.
All such attempts to go against nature are