The Daily Stoic - Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Day 16
October 28th - We were Made for Each Other
"You'll find more quickly an earthly thing kept from the earth than you will a person cut off from other human beings"
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.9.3
From the Author:
"Naturally, Marcus Aurelius and the rest of the stoics were not familiar with Newtonian physics. But they knew that what went up must come down.
That's the analogy he's using here: our mutual interdependence with our fellow human beings is stronger than the law of gravity."
Aristotle called us 'social animals', in that we need to be there for others, and allow others to help us. We need to have that energetic connection that, despite the radical advances of technology and social networks we've built (I don't necessarily mean 'social networks like facebook at twitter'), we're possibly not as connected to each other as the Romans and Greeks were, or any period leading up to the 21st century.
What I like most about these thoughts is how I can tie them into Bitcoin - something we can talk about, philosophise and dream about, and give us a reason to create real world communities, because it's something that is so completely tied to the real world. Allowing us to interact with each other, to share, help, provide, support each other. It's a connection that surpasses hobby trends and financial means.
Socialising is what makes us human. Being able to interact with honesty in our word and our Medium of Exchange, backed by proof of our work, as well as the protocol makes that socialising so mutually beneficial.
Shevacai
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