[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":47},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-05/11":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/05/11","stoicism/05/11","Guilt Is Worse Than Jail","Meditation for May 11, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"The greatest portion of peace of mind is doing nothing wrong. Those who lack self-control live disoriented and disturbed lives.","Seneca","Moral Letters, 105.7","2021-05-11T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","right action",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_7020.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":41},"minimark",[26,30,33,38],[27,28,29],"p",{},"While not directly related to today's message, an alarming trend that I have seen is a growing number of individuals who\nhave no empathy. Without empathy, they are unable to feel guilt, shame, or remorse.",[27,31,32],{},"I don't completely agree with the author's assertion that guilt is worse than jail. I would perhaps rephrase to say\nguilt is worse than an admission of wrongdoing.",[34,35,37],"h3",{"id":36},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,39,40],{},"Feeling guilty requires empathy. It is empathy that makes us a redeeming individual. We should have a curriculum\nregarding empathy in grade school. The ultimate hope that wrongdoing would decrease if we had more empathetic people in\nthe world.",{"title":42,"searchDepth":43,"depth":43,"links":44},"",2,[45],{"id":36,"depth":46,"text":37},3,1793716903561]