This is a short reflection on an insightful passage from the middle Platonist philosopher Plutarch's essay On Contentment. He discusses the role that good or bad memories play in whether we are content or not, and asserts that we have some measure of control over which of these sorts of memories we bring to mind and reflect upon or ruminate over.

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The faint music in the background is Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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