\u201cWe are like many pellets of incense falling on the same altar. Some collapse sooner, others later, but it makes no difference.\u201d
\n\u2014MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.15
\nWhat\u2019s the difference between you and the richest person in the world? One has a little more money than the other. What\u2019s the difference between you and the oldest person in the world? One has been around a little longer than the other. Same goes for the tallest, smartest, fastest, and on down the line.
\nMeasuring ourselves against other people makes acceptance difficult, because we want what they have, or we want how things could have gone, not what we happen to have. But that makes no difference.
\nSome might see this line from Marcus as pessimistic, whereas others see it as optimistic. It\u2019s really just truth. We\u2019re all here and we\u2019re all going to leave this earth eventually, so let\u2019s not concern ourselves with petty differences in the meantime. We have too much to do.\u201d
\nRyan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman. \u201cThe Daily Stoic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWe are like many pellets of incense falling on the same altar. Some collapse sooner, others later, but it makes no difference.\u201d \u2014MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.15 What\u2019s the difference between you and the richest person in the world? One has a little more money than the other. What\u2019s the difference between you and the oldest …<\/p>\n