The following quote has been an inspiration for me to embrace philosophy as guidance for my own self-improvement in life. It has also influenced me to reflect on my own life with sincerity and frankness, whilst exploring deep down into my mind trying to find any sort of wisdom that I can learn from.
Being both resonant and moving, Bertrand Russell’s self-reflection of his life and insightful words has given me renewed optimism in the human spirit despite the ignorance scattered amongst humanity.
I can only hope that the next generation can put reason at the forefront of every world problem and be as wise as was old Bertrand.
“Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace”
Seneca’s & Plutarch’s Stoic Philosophy against Anger
I have personally learned a lot about self help anger management by reading ancient philosophy from the great thinkers, who purported to know the answers towards dampening the fires of Man’s failing grace – anger.
So let me begin with the Stoics who fall into the category above. Lucius Annaeus Seneca and Plutarch, who wrote essays about the importance of being aware of the dangers and effects of anger. Both men agreed that if left untreated, anger can do irreparable damage to the mind, spirit and relationships.
Do you sometimes feel that you should know yourself more than you do?
Do you feel that you are spending too much time accumulating superfluous knowledge other than knowledge of self?
Learn to accumulate Wisdom not Superficiality
In the educational system we are taught general knowledge for us to learn from and that is suppose to provide us with the foundations towards contributing to society. This carefully chosen knowledge is mostly made up of facts and figures which really has no real benefit towards our own personal growth. Maybe if they included practical wisdom and self-knowledge on the curriculum it would go a long way to addressing the balance of what we learn at school.
When we leave education and venture out into the wild jungle of employment, we are then encouraged to accumulate as much knowledge as possible so that we can be better prepared for the hunt for status and financial reward.
Especially in this technological world of communication competing for a captive audience who are willing to give up their hard earned cash to whoever can provide the best answers, we are continually bombarded with the familiar words “Knowledge is Power!” – and without this knowledge we can never become successful in life. To that I say, “absolute rubbish!”.
A humble blog compiled with philosophical advice, wisdom resources and enlightening knowledge providing thought-provoking posts which will help free your mind and improve your life for the better.
Seneca’s & Plutarch’s Stoic Philosophy against Anger
and 
respectively.
Latest Comments