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A MEDITATION

“ The wise man is not subject to passions.

— Chrysippus

Fragment, in Diogenes Laertius 7.117

On control

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A reflection

Not emotionless — unruled. The wise feel; they just don't let the feeling drive the car. It rides in the back, observed and understood, while the decision gets made by the clear part of them.

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