The Festival of Life – Episode 49

Stoicism On Fire by Chris Fisher

Dec 15, 202115:22Religion & Spirituality

Our situation is like that at a festival. Sheep and cattle are driven to it to be sold, and most people come either to buy or to sell, while only a few come to look at the spectacle of the festival, to see how it is proc...

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