[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":52},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-08/28":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/08/28","stoicism/08/28","The Opulent Stoic","Meditation for August 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},"The founder of the universe, who assigned to us the laws of life, provided that we should live well, but not in luxury. Everything needed for our well-being is right before us, whereas what luxury requires is gathered bymany miseries and anxieties. Let us use this gift of nature and count it among the greatest things.","Seneca","Moral Letters, 119.15b","2021-08-28T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","pragmatism",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_8223.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":46},"minimark",[26,30,33,38],[27,28,29],"p",{},"Wealth can be a treacherous course to navigate for most. Fortune can provide comfort, but when we begin to idolize our\nwealth, we fail ourselves.",[27,31,32],{},"Someone wealthy is not evil, but they risk becoming a slave to luxury. Can you imagine losing everything overnight? How\nwould you survive?",[34,35,37],"h3",{"id":36},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,39,40,41,45],{},"We need to learn to be pragmatic about our wealth. Our purpose in life should not be to collect the most ",[42,43,44],"strong",{},"things",".\nMany happy people live with much less.",{"title":47,"searchDepth":48,"depth":48,"links":49},"",2,[50],{"id":36,"depth":51,"text":37},3,1793716902289]