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Re:Being kind to others is good for your health by raducu on Sunday December 20, 2020 @02:36AM (#25484627)
Is that what stoics really taught or a modern misrepresentation, like "cynic"?
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Re:Being kind to others is good for your health by ghgr on Sunday December 20, 2020 @04:13AM (#25484969)
It's a modern misrepresentation. In fact, Stoicism encourages to help your neighbor.

From the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius:

> [...] Do not be carried along inconsiderately by the appearance of things, but give help to all according to thy ability and their fitness [...] (Book V)

> [...] Reverence the gods, and help men. Short is life. There is only one fruit of this terrene life, a pious disposition and social acts. [...] ( Book VI )

You can read the full ebook here [1] (I'd link to project Gutenberg but unfortunately they're still blocking German readers). Alas.

[1] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/marcus-aurelius/meditation...

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