The Daily Stoic: Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living (Duty)

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Duty

Your job is to be good and wise
Remain the person that philosophy wish it can make us
Never shrink the proper dispatch of your duty
Having a get to do list instead of have to do list is a privilege
Protect your own good in all that you do
No one said it is easy to do good
Rise and shine to the work of a human being
We have a duty to study and learn how to be a good human being
Accept responsibility for your own life
Stop monkeying around and be an owner of your life
Love the humble art you have learnt and find peace within
You can build yourself by attending to your own improvement daily
In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business
A little knowledge is dangerous. Train with humility. Don’t pick things up quickly, skip basic lessons and ignore the fundamentals
Do the right thing because it is the right thing to do, not because of recognition
Ask what cause, values, mission and purpose are you committed to.
Don’t abandon others or yourself as you progress
My reasoned choice is as indifferent to that of my neighbor
Be gentle and gracious. Forgive them because they don’t know
Help render great work with others
Every noble deed is voluntary
You get to do the right thing and do your duty
Receive honor and slights the same way, with acceptance and indifference
No news can ever be relevant to your reasoned choice
I am a human being, not a human doing
Injustice lies in what you aren’t doing and what you are doing
Sufficiency of your own mind like real virtue made up of justice, self control, honesty, discipline and courage is be worth striving for compared to money, peak and love
Philosophy is spiritual formation, care of the soul. The more forgiving and tolerant you can be of others, the more helpful and patient you will be
Practice your philosophy to flourish
Joy is a state of being that comes from purpose, excellence and duty
Work is not all but take pride in your work