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The Serenity Prayer popular in 12-step programs is the tldr; of Stoicism I keep in mind: Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage
by seanlinehan 10y ago
The Serenity Prayer popular in 12-step programs is the tldr; of Stoicism I keep in mind:
Grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
- blahi 10y agoI like a quote from Shogun by James Clavell (it's about mediaval japan getting discovered by a westerner for the first time, it is incredibly without exaggeration). “Karma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience. Patience is very important. The strong are the patient ones, Anjin-san. patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, fear. If you don't give way to the seven, you're patient, then you'll soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity.”
- digi_owl 10y agoI do find myself wondering how accurate that book was regarding feudal Japan...
- blahi 10y agoIt is historical fiction. blackthorne did exist, did get samurai status and estate, did build ships for Toranaga (Tokugawa Ieyasu). The characters are real and James Clavell spent 4 years in Japan researching and writing the book. His depiction was rather accurate, though of course exaggerated and romanticized. http://www.columbia.edu/~hds2/learning/Learning_from_shogun_txt.pdf http://www.columbia.edu/~hds2/learning/Learning_from_shogun_...