[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":47},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-05/17":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/05/17","stoicism/05/17","The Stoic Is A Work In Progress","Meditation for May 17, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Show me someone sick and happy, in danger and happy, dying and happy, exiled and happy, disgraced and happy. Show me! By God, how much I'd like to see a Stoic. But since you can't show me someone that perfectly formed, at least show me someone actively forming themselves so, inclined in this way. … Show me!","Epictetus","Discourses, 2.19.24-25a, 28","2021-05-17T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","right action",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_7042.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":41},"minimark",[26,30,33,38],[27,28,29],"p",{},"In Christianity, we hear many who strive to be \"Christ-like\". This is an impossible mission. So too, the endeavor to be\na Stoic is impossible.",[27,31,32],{},"Aiming high, knowing we will not reach our mark, is not without merit. We can still raise ourselves. We may never\narrive, but we will become better by just trying.",[34,35,37],"h3",{"id":36},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,39,40],{},"A Stoic will learn further tomorrow. Will be charitable tomorrow. Will make the right decision tomorrow. The journey to\nbecoming a Stoic never ends.",{"title":42,"searchDepth":43,"depth":43,"links":44},"",2,[45],{"id":36,"depth":46,"text":37},3,1793716903744]