Daily touch of inspirations: August 27
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August 27th: Laugh, or cry
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
In this observation the origin of that famous expression about frustrating news: "I don't know whether to laugh or cry?" The Stoics saw little purpose in getting angry or sad about things that are indifferent to our feelings. Especially when those feelings end up making us feel worse.
It's also another bit of evidence that the Stoics were hardly some depressing, bitter group of old men. Even when things were really bad, when the world made them want to weep in despair or rage, they chose to laugh about it.
Like Democritus, we can make that same choice. There is more humor than hate to be found in just about every situation. And at least humor is productive — making things less heavy, not more so.
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom Perseverance and Art of Living
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