Life's One Big Party
We better have fun before the flaring embers inside us die out at the light of daybreak — as the beautiful stars do under the sun. And the sun soon does under gravity.
“Life is like a play. It’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.” — Seneca
We go to a party to enjoy the narrow moment, forget the tough job we have tomorrow, distract ourselves from past sorrows.
Seneca said,
“The mind must be given relaxation. It will rise improved and sharper after a good break. Just as rich fields must not be forced…so constant work on the anvil will fracture the force of the mind.”
Having an agenda for the party matters. For example to have fun.
It gives us a direction to follow, helps us feel excited and confident in ourselves when we make progress, and imbibes our actions with a magnetic impetus and meaning whenever the cold, dark, blurry night gets tough.
Even the Stoics agreed.
“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca
However, hyper-intention on an objective, the fixated state …
