Hello, my friend! š Reading āBreakfast with Senecaā last week, it mentioned we should practice contemplating death, especially the possibility of losing those close to us. This practice, it suggests, fills life with gratitude. Perhaps coincidentally, I played the first chapter of āAssassinās Creed Originsā over the weekend, where the protagonistās son dies unexpectedly. Then, watching the Oscar-nominated short film āThe Afterā, the story revolves around a man whose wife and daughter also died unexpectedly, leaving him to face his grief alone. As a father, I can hardly imagine the emotional toll if my seven-year-old daughter were to leave us. In his famous Stanford University speech, Steve Jobs spoke about how living as if each day were our last clarifies issues and choices. I often reflect in this way, too. But the exercise of imagining the departure of a loved one is something Iām not yet prepared for.
#43 / Seneca's Death Practice
#43 / Seneca's Death Practice
#43 / Seneca's Death Practice
Hello, my friend! š Reading āBreakfast with Senecaā last week, it mentioned we should practice contemplating death, especially the possibility of losing those close to us. This practice, it suggests, fills life with gratitude. Perhaps coincidentally, I played the first chapter of āAssassinās Creed Originsā over the weekend, where the protagonistās son dies unexpectedly. Then, watching the Oscar-nominated short film āThe Afterā, the story revolves around a man whose wife and daughter also died unexpectedly, leaving him to face his grief alone. As a father, I can hardly imagine the emotional toll if my seven-year-old daughter were to leave us. In his famous Stanford University speech, Steve Jobs spoke about how living as if each day were our last clarifies issues and choices. I often reflect in this way, too. But the exercise of imagining the departure of a loved one is something Iām not yet prepared for.