[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":77},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-10/28":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":24},"/stoicism/10/28","stoicism/10/28","We Were Made For Each Other","Meditation for October 28, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":20,"changeFreq":22,"backgroundImage":23},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"You'll more quickly find an earthly thing kept from the earth than you will a person cut off from other human beings.","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 9.9.3","2021-10-28T18:52:00",[17,18,19],"stoicism","virtue","kindness",[21,17],"meditation","never","/A29USB21BBIEOP.jpg",{"type":25,"value":26,"toc":71},"minimark",[27,35,38,41,60,63,68],[28,29,30,31,34],"p",{},"Took some time and help from the authors of ",[32,33],"daily-stoic",{}," for me to understand today's lesson.",[28,36,37],{},"The simple message is that we need human contact to live life to the fullest. Even the introvert depends on others for\nlife.",[28,39,40],{},"It is interesting to think that in the year 2020, with a plethora of mediums to interact, meaningful communication is\nstill a struggle. Social media is full of trolls. Politics have polarized the masses. Civility is in crisis.",[28,42,43,44,48,49,48,52,55,56,59],{},"Technology has allowed us to use language such as ",[45,46,47],"em",{},"\"loser\"",", ",[45,50,51],{},"\"fat pig\"",[45,53,54],{},"\"dumb as a rock\""," and ",[45,57,58],{},"\"thugs\""," without\nlooking at the individual being addressed. It is hard to believe this would be the same language used when sitting\nacross from that same person.",[28,61,62],{},"We need to schedule less time with our technology and more time in the presence of family and friends. With COVID-19 this\ntask is even more daunting, but ever necessary.",[64,65,67],"h3",{"id":66},"conclusion","Conclusion",[28,69,70],{},"No man/woman is an island. We need to restore a social contract and increase civility between one another. It is time to\nmake more time to communicate directly with others.",{"title":72,"searchDepth":73,"depth":73,"links":74},"",2,[75],{"id":66,"depth":76,"text":67},3,1793716907514]