Moral Letters
101 - On Making Plans - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The fact that you may not achieve all that you plan for is reason only to be prepared for failure, not failing to plan and refusing to try.
Philosophy
These posts deal with philosophy, and more broadly the question of how to live a good life
Moral Letters
100 - On Popular Authors - Moral Letters for Modern Times
By using your reading as a mirror into your own thoughts, you train yourself to pay attention to your mind.
Moral Letters
099 - On Mourning The Dead - Moral Letters for Modern Times
There is a point beyond which showing patience and understanding no longer demonstrates compassion but rather turns into indulgence that reflects well on neither the recipient nor the giver.
Moral Letters
098 - On Counting On Chance - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The external world provides the canvas on which our lives play out, but we provide both color and picture.
Moral Letters
097 - On Our Rotten Times - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Just as advances and accomplishments belong to an age in history, so too do the embarrassments that the next generation take but a few decades to clearly perceive.
Moral Letters
096 - On Adversity - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The only misfortune you need focus on is the fact that you feel the need to resist and complain.
Moral Letters
095 - On Doctrines (Theory) - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The ultimate aim of living well is to understand the value behind our circumstances and to then take deliberate actions in line with reason.
Moral Letters
094 - On Precepts (Sayings) - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The next best thing to having good examples by your side is to have precepts never far from mind. These are the written condensation of the best examples of people across time.
Moral Letters
093 - On The Length Of Life - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If the ticking of the clock spurs us to a frenzy of activity it should not be to prolong our lives but to start living them meaningfully.
Moral Letters
092 - On Life's Necessities - Moral Letters for Modern Times
It is only when you understand how little you need to be happy that you are free to enjoy what you have.
Moral Letters
091 - On The Utility In Catastrophe - Moral Letters for Modern Times
People fall too readily into the habit of taking their lives for granted and this in turn leads them away from living their lives meaningfully and well.
Moral Letters
090 - On Philosophy's Dividends - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Philosophy’s domain is in guiding decisions about what we do with what we have, and how we respond to the circumstances we face.