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" "Diogenes says somewhere that one way to guarantee freedom is to be ready to die.
Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
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"What is death? A "tragic mask." Turn it and examine it. See, it does not bite. The poor body must be separated from the spirit either now or later, as it was separated from it before. Why, then, are you troubled, if it be separated now? for if it is not separated now, it will be separated afterward. Why? That the period of the universe may be completed, for it has need of the present, and of the future, and of the past. What is pain? A mask. Turn it and examine it. The poor flesh is moved roughly, then, on the contrary, smoothly. If this does not satisfy you, the door is open: if it does, bear. For the door ought to be open for all occasions; and so we have no trouble."
Bei allem, was deine Seele verlockt oder dir einen Nutzen gewährt oder was du lieb hast, denke daran, dir immer wieder zu sagen, was es eigentlich ist. Fang dabei mit den unscheinbarsten Dingen an. Wenn du einen Krug liebst, so sage dir: »Es ist ein Krug, den ich liebe.« Dann wirst du nämlich nicht deine Fassung verlieren, wenn er zerbricht. Wenn du dein Kind oder deine Frau küßt, so sage dir: »Es ist ein Mensch, den du küßt.« Dann wirst du nämlich nicht die Fassung verlieren, wenn er stirbt.
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