What is yours?

pg.71: Book 12 : Meditations: Marcus Aurelius

You are composed of
A little Body
A little Breath
A little Intelligence

Body, Breathe - Take care of them - Its your duty
But the third alone is appropriately yours - Intelligence!

therefore if you shall separate from yourself
Whatever others do or say-
Whatever in future - Things that may happen or trouble you
Whatever in the body or breathe envelopes you
remember that they are independent of your will!
(Your body is given to You! - you are a tenant!)

Whatever the external circumfluent vortex may whirl around
Ensure that the intellectual power is exempt from things of fate by :

Doing what is Just
Accepting what happens
Telling the Truth

( i need to read the meditations again and again - for deeper meaning of life - as I may miss with superficial reading!)

Authors

Marcus Aurelius