[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":47},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-04/15":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/04/15","stoicism/04/15","Pay Your Taxes","Meditation for April 15, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Nothing will ever befall me that I will receive with gloom or a bad disposition. I will pay my taxes gladly. Now, all the things which cause complaint or dread are like the taxes of life — things from which, my dear Lucilius, you should never hope for exemption or seek escape.","Seneca","Moral Letters, 96.2","2021-04-15T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","unbiased thought",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_9702.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":41},"minimark",[26,30,33,38],[27,28,29],"p",{},"Most who have the luxury of paying taxes will complain about it at some time. When breaking the emotions down, they\ncenter around greed. While trying to justify my complaints around fairness, there is a fair amount of greed associated\nwith my underlying complaint.",[27,31,32],{},"Today I am reminded about all the other taxes in life that are not monetary. The tax we face waiting to board our plane.\nThe tax that is placed on our relationships by hearsay. The tax of stress that comes with success.",[34,35,37],"h3",{"id":36},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,39,40],{},"We are taxed in numerous manners. Paying our taxes and learning to enjoy the gifts already provided is a path for\nhappiness.",{"title":42,"searchDepth":43,"depth":43,"links":44},"",2,[45],{"id":36,"depth":46,"text":37},3,1793716904534]