Re:Being kind to others is good for your health
by ghgr on Sunday December 20, 2020 @04:13AM
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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.
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...