Our ability to do something right typically lessens when our condition worsens.

And by our conditioning worsening I mean when the circumstances aren’t ideal; hungry, tired, cold, etc…

🛌 During these unideal circumstances, humans naturally cave into comfort.

❄️ For example: Imagine it’s a cold winter morning on a Saturday. You promised yourself that you’d wake up early, go the gym, go run, etc… You wake up; however, it’s cold. Too cold. And you find that it’s warm under the blankets. Addictively warm. Instead of following through on the promise you made, you stay and keep sleeping… because the condition would worsen if you left.

Marcus Aurelius felt the same thing. He noticed that doing what’s right is hindered by our state of condition. But as a means of discipline, he outlined that, regardless of our condition, we must keep going:

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We must always do the right thing, especially and most notably when we are suffering or there’s a potential of suffering.

📕 The beauty in this passage lies in it’s adaptability; it allows us to use it in any condition that my not be ideal: Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Hungry or well-fed. Sore or energetic, etc…

The state of our human condition should not define what we decide to do and which promises we decide to break.

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Cheers,

Betwixt