Stoic Coffee Break

“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”― SenecaWe live in a time where the average lifespan is almost double what it was 200 years ago.Advances in medicine, sanitation, and agriculture have made it possible for more people to live longer.And in many other ways, the physical and external parts of life are better. Life is certainly much easier than it was 200 years ago.But as we work on increasing our lifespans, are we working on increasing the quality of our lives? Are we living a good life?Because what’s the point of living longer, just to live longer?If you live to 100 and you’re unhappy and miserable and treat people poorly, what’s the point?As a good Stoic, you should always keep in mind “Memento Mori”, that you could leave life at any moment, so you shouldn’t expect to live to an old age.It may happen, it may not. It’s something, that for the most part is out of our control, so you should do your best to live a life that, were you to die tomorrow, you’d be pro