It’s a recognition that we’re made up of the same minerals and chemicals as the earth beneath our feet—that we’re all part of a bigger cycle than our daily drama, aspirations, and achievements.
It’s the recognition that no matter how much we achieve or create, we’ll all return to the earth one day and so will everyone else who’s ever lived or will ever live.Every general, president, CEO, and artist in the history of the world is made up of the same stuff as each of us.
They have the same human struggles. They’re no better or worse than we are, and we’re no better or worse than anyone else.This is something Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was acutely aware of.
Read more on lifehack.org