[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-04/12":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/04/12","stoicism/04/12","Reject Tantalizing Gifts","Meditation for April 12, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Atreus: Who would reject the flood of fortune's gifts? Thyestes: Anyone who has experienced how easily they flow back.","Seneca","Thyestes, 536","2021-04-12T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","unbiased thought",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_9650.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":49},"minimark",[26,30,41,46],[27,28,29],"p",{},"Everything new and shiny. Even crows find interest in shiny stones and glittering foil. The attraction must be\ninstinctual.",[27,31,32,33,37,38,40],{},"Today's reading has me reminiscing. How many people I know will take anything provided to them for ",[34,35,36],"em",{},"\"free\"",".  What I\nhave learned in the last few months is that nothing is ",[34,39,36],{},". While there may be no cost to acquire, there is a cost\nfor maintenance, storage, disposal.",[42,43,45],"h3",{"id":44},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,47,48],{},"Not every offer for fortune will end in ruin. We need to be mindful of our desires and not allow them to lead us to\ndisaster.",{"title":50,"searchDepth":51,"depth":51,"links":52},"",2,[53],{"id":44,"depth":54,"text":45},3,1793716904448]