Today, we read chapter 17 of <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/dialogues/id1176319286" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">On the Shortness of Life</a>, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seneca the Younger</a>.“Why is...happiness tinged with fear? Because the superficial joy of men is not based on something real, but on something as troubled and fleeting as the life they were born into." Help support us on <a href="https://patreon.com/TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.You can also support us directly by visiting the Giving Page of <a href="https://www.confusedidealist.com/giving-place" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>. Follow us on:<ul><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconfusedidealist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://facebook.com/theconfusedidealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ConfusdIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a></li></ul>

Today, we read chapter 17 of On the Shortness of Life, by Seneca the Younger. “Why is...happiness tinged with fear? Because the superficial joy of men is not based on something real, but on something as troubled and fleeting as the life they were born into." Help support us on Patreon. You can also support us directly by visiting the Giving Page of our website. Follow us on:YouTubeInstagramFacebookX

Today, we read chapter 17 of <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/dialogues/id1176319286" rel="noopener noreferrer">On the Shortness of Life</a>, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seneca the Younger</a>.“Why is...happiness tinged with fear? Because the superficial joy of men is not based on something real, but on something as troubled and fleeting as the life they were born into." Help support us on <a href="https://patreon.com/TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patreon</a>.You can also support us directly by visiting the Giving Page of <a href="https://www.confusedidealist.com/giving-place" rel="noopener noreferrer">our website</a>. Follow us on:<ul><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@TheConfusedIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconfusedidealist/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://facebook.com/theconfusedidealist" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ConfusdIdealist" rel="noopener noreferrer">X</a></li></ul>

Chapter 17: On the Shortness of Life, by Seneca the Younger

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