In letters from a stoic 34, Seneca takes pleasure in the continual improvement of his dear friend, Lucilius. He has guided the younger man in his quest to becoming a better version of himself giving him advice on the ways of life.
The wise old man highlighted will as the most important component of any self-improvement process. “It is that the larger part of good-ness is the will to become good.” A lot of us start with whatever goal we want to achieve but, for whatever reason, we ran out of fuel along in the process. Will is the virtue that will help us get through the obstacles of life and reach the finish line.
“See such a person in you, if only you go steadily on and bend to your task, and see to it that all your actions and words harmonize and correspond with each other and are stamped in the same mould. If a man’s acts are out of harmony, his soul is crooked”. Our words and actions should be consistent at all times and places, whether there are witnesses or none.
“It is that the larger part of good-ness is the will to become good.”
“See to it that all your actions and words harmonize and correspond with each other and are stamped in the same mould. If a man’s acts are out of harmony, his soul is crooked”.
***** Letters from a Stoic Key Takeaways is a collection of short key takeaways from the letters sent by Seneca to Lucilius. Read each letter’s key takeways here .
