Monday, July 18, 2022

Ryan Holiday talks about the Stoic practice of Memento Mori

 

In his Meditations, the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote that, "You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."

Let It Be: Paul McCartney's deceased mother brought him a message of peace in a dream


Sir Paul's mother passed away when he was 14 (this tragedy later became a bond with fellow-Beatle John Lennon whose mother died when he was 17). Paul sustained other losses throughout his life including the passing of his wife, Linda, and bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison. These losses, and the way he has come to terms with them, have given Paul enormous wisdom about grief, which is on display in this clip.