[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":56},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-12/19":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/12/19","stoicism/12/19","Human Scale","Meditation for December 19, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Think of the whole universe of matter and how small your share. Think about the expanse of time and how brief almost momentary the part marked for you. Think of the workings of fate and how infinitesimal your role.","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 5.24","2021-12-19T17:58:00",[17,18],"stoicism","mortality",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_8396.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":50},"minimark",[26,35,42,47],[27,28,29,30,34],"p",{},"It can be difficult to keep ",[31,32,33],"em",{},"scale"," in mind. One reason, is to provide scale a comparison is needed. A comparison does\nnot always have a method to physically apply a measurement, therefore we have to extrapolate.",[27,36,37,38,41],{},"Using examples where we can visualize the comparison can help emphasize a scale. Marcus Aurelius uses a fairly common\nexample with both physical matter and time. Our egotistical nature will often not allow us to recognize that no matter\nhow grand or detrimental our thoughts, words or actions might ",[31,39,40],{},"feel"," to us, our role is infinitesimal.",[43,44,46],"h3",{"id":45},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,48,49],{},"Applying reasoned choices to our life can result personally in an extreme high or a deep low. When that decision is\nexamined at its actual natural scale, the choice at most made a small ripple around us. The ocean of choices that\nsurrounds us was likely unaware and will continue to ebb and flow naturally.",{"title":51,"searchDepth":52,"depth":52,"links":53},"",2,[54],{"id":45,"depth":55,"text":46},3,1793716909100]