Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Getting Ready to Live

SOURCE: "Don't Be a Fool," The Daily Stoic, December 11, 2019.
KEYWORDS: indecisive, decision, choice, choose, life abundantly,
SCRIPTURE:  John 10:10

Seneca, quoting Epicurus, had a good test: “The fool, with all his other faults, has this also—he is always getting ready to live.”

Indeed, just about the most foolish thing you can hear—coming from someone else or coming out of your own mouth—are the words: “Some day, I’ll…” “When I’m older I hope to…” “I’m not ready right now but…” “If I ever finish this, then I’ll...”

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