On the shortness of life is a essay written by Seneca discussing the eternal questions of "How should I best use my time?". Read the book (or don't) and come join us to discuss this topic!
Limited spots as we only have limited space in the tea garden, so please ensure you can make it before pressing that RSVP button.
Quote from the book:
It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it's been given to us in generous measure for accomplishing the greatest things, if the whole of it is well invested. But when life is squandered through soft and careless living, and when it's spent on no worthwhile pursuit, death finally presses and we realize that the life which we didn't notice passing has passed away. So it is: the life we are given isn't short but we make it so; we're not ill provided but we are wasteful of life. Just as
impressive and princely wealth is squandered in an instant when it passes into the hands of a poor manager, but wealth however modest grows through careful deployment if it is entrusted to a responsible
guardian, just so our lifetime offers ample scope to the person who maps it out well.
