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A MEDITATION

“ The life given us by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.

— Seneca

On the Shortness of Life 15

On mortality

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A reflection

You can't control the length, only the use. A short, well-built life will feed those who survive you for decades; a long squandered one evaporates before the funeral is over. Invest in the utility, not the duration.

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