[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":68},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-01/28":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/01/28","stoicism/01/28","Watching The Wise","Meditation for January 28, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Take a good hard look at people's ruling principle, especially of the wise, what they run away from and what they seek out.","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 4.38","2021-01-28T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","clarity",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_0009.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":63},"minimark",[26,35,48,51,56],[27,28,29,30,34],"p",{},"Side note. Marcus Aurelius doesn't tell us to look towards the wealthiest, the famous, or the gifted. He calls out ",[31,32,33],"em",{},"the\nwise",".",[36,37,38,41],"block-quote",{},[27,39,40],{},"Without a ruler to do it against, you can't make crooked straight.",[42,43,45],"template",{"v-slot:author":44},"",[27,46,47],{},"Seneca",[27,49,50],{},"The wise people in our lives can inspire us. We need to take this relationship one step further and engage with our wise\nfriends and family. We should be testing our opinions and assumptions.",[52,53,55],"h3",{"id":54},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,57,58,59,62],{},"Identify that wise person. It maybe someone that is family. An author. Someone who lived long ago. A pastor. A teacher.\nExamine what they do and as Marcus Aurelius says ",[31,60,61],{},"\"what they run away from\"",", and then mirror those behaviors.",{"title":44,"searchDepth":64,"depth":64,"links":65},2,[66],{"id":54,"depth":67,"text":55},3,1793716899856]