I was just discussing the role Herman Hesse’s, “Narcissus and Goldmund” has had in my life. The namesake characters are the archetypes for the themes in this article.
I lived the first part of my life as wholly Goldmund and found myself unhappy…
A more stoic life has yielded an unexpected bounty and appreciation for life itself. I don’t think I knew what happy was before.
Balance, Settle, Struggle, Hustle; these are just words their meaning maybe the same to everyone but when we talk about epicureans and stoics their interpretations can be different.
I tried exploring stoicism but definitely it’s not for me, I’m neither epicurean nor stoic nor balanced.
Keep learning and respond to situations accordingly, don’t stress much about categorising things. :)
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I was just discussing the role Herman Hesse’s, “Narcissus and Goldmund” has had in my life. The namesake characters are the archetypes for the themes in this article.
I lived the first part of my life as wholly Goldmund and found myself unhappy…
A more stoic life has yielded an unexpected bounty and appreciation for life itself. I don’t think I knew what happy was before.
Sometimes I guess less really is more.
🙌✅I have HH and this book on my Reading List, Gratefully, because of ya 👍🏽😉
Balance, Settle, Struggle, Hustle; these are just words their meaning maybe the same to everyone but when we talk about epicureans and stoics their interpretations can be different.
I tried exploring stoicism but definitely it’s not for me, I’m neither epicurean nor stoic nor balanced.
Keep learning and respond to situations accordingly, don’t stress much about categorising things. :)
I tend toward the epicurean but balance is important. I guess I need to be a little more stoic.
Haha, probably not gonna happen 😅
Interesting discourse on Epicureans and Stoics. I tend towards the stoic model. But as in all things, balance is key.