The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Aurelius wrote this work as his personal journal, and he never intended it to be seen by anyone else. I’m glad his final wishes were disrespected and this ended up in the canon of Western philosophy.
The book represents the reflections of a man who lived with the world on his shoulders, and who was looking for ways to cope with the realization of his mastery over his own fate. Those are feelings a lot of men can relate to, and working through them with a Roman emperor is a great place to start in gaining a little more control over our lives.
The book represents the reflections of a man who lived with the world on his shoulders, and who was looking for ways to cope with the realization of his mastery over his own fate. Those are feelings a lot of men can relate to, and working through them with a Roman emperor is a great place to start in gaining a little more control over our lives.
