perspective detective

[Murthy Yenamandra]

David Morris writes:
> 
> 
> That Epicetus quote sounds absurd, maybe because it's only a fragment.  It's 
> like saying, "If you try to avoid pain, sooner or later you'll be 
> miserable."
> 
> On a related note, some see life as preparation for death.  This perspective 
> is not necesarily "at the expense of life."  A life "well-lived" is seen by 
> some as the best preparation for death.
> 
> DM
> 
> >
> >Paul Mackin wrote:
> >
> > > Just that there is no way to deal with Death. Trying to embrace 
> >it--other than with some pie in the sky (or on earth) spiritual 
> >approach--can only be accomplished at the expense of life--the only life we 
> >have.
> >
> >From: Jeremy Osner
> >Epictetus recommends not that we embrace death but that we become 
> >indifferent to it.
> >
> >     If you try to avoid illness or poverty or death,
> >     you're bound to be miserable, sooner or later.
> >
> >     -- from fragment 2, Handbook of Epictetus
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Murthy Yenamandra                  mailto:yenamand at cs.umn.edu
Dept of Computer Science           University of Minnesota
"I strive to be brief, but I become obscure." - Horace