[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":56},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-12/24":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/12/24","stoicism/12/24","Meaningless … Like A Fine Wine","Meditation for December 24, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"You know what wine and liqueur tastes like. It makes no difference whether a hundred or a thousand bottles pass through your bladder—you are nothing more than a filter.","Seneca","Moral Letters, 77.16","2021-12-24T09:08:00",[17,18],"stoicism","mortality",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_32F1CA0AC012.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":50},"minimark",[26,35,42,47],[27,28,29,30,34],"p",{},"This lesson can put a person in their place. Do you always ",[31,32,33],"em",{},"Super Size"," your meal? Do you only enjoy a well crafted\nbeer? Do you have disdain for liquor that is not from the top shelf? Will you only purchase specific brands?",[27,36,37,38,41],{},"Finding the pleasure in the opulence of ",[31,39,40],{},"things"," is likely human nature. In life, indulging in such luxury will not\nbring us lasting happiness.",[43,44,46],"h3",{"id":45},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,48,49],{},"When we find ourselves lusting or coveting, we would do well to remember what Seneca is saying. We are mere filters for\nsuch pleasures.",{"title":51,"searchDepth":52,"depth":52,"links":53},"",2,[54],{"id":45,"depth":55,"text":46},3,1793716909214]