What Should We Praise in Others?

“Praise in him what can neither be given nor snatched away.” Seneca the Younger, in Letters from a Stoic You have such a beautiful house. You’re gorgeous like a model. Wow, you have so many followers....Read More →

Seneca on Death: Why Will You Die?

“You will die not because you are sick but because you are alive. That end still awaits you when you have been cured.” Seneca the Younger, in Letters from a Stoic Most of the time, we are oblivious to...Read More →

How Much Is My Son’s Life Worth?

Many years after 9/11, I read an article in The New York Times (Putting a Price of the Priceless: One Life, September 9, 2007) about how families of 9/11 victims were compensated. As I was reading it,...Read More →