Stoicism?
What is meant by it?
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy of 300 BCE. Mostly when we hear about a philosophy a thought comes to our mind that it would not be practicable but stoicism is one of the most practical philosophies of the past. This philosophy makes you believe that everything is pre-planned and you should abandon your feelings and perceptions about disasters and accidents that make you feel sorrow and remain in equilibrium and more satisfied in worse conditions, in this way you will overcome your mind which would be generating a lot of stuff in such conditions. The most important thing about this was that it helped in the modern understanding of the universe and seasons.
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This philosophy was given by a wealthy trader named Zeno but this does not make any sense. How can a trader become a philosopher and give such a philosophy that can change past and nowadays people's mindsets and be helpful in today's physics? To know about it, stick with me throughout the article.
History of stoicism:
In the past, many great philosophers proposed their ideologies and philosophies among them stoicism stands realistic and helpful not in the past but still today. It plays a great role for those who are depressed and are tired of the feelings that make them unconcerned about their life.
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Zeno from a trader to a philosopher:
Zeno was a man from Citium, which was a city of 300 BCE that was located on the southeast coast of modern Larnaca. He was a moneyed and wealthy trader but the question arises of how he became a philosopher? A voyage was responsible for the adaptation of Zeno from a trader to a philosopher. On his voyage over fearful waves of the ocean, an incident took place. A disastrous hurricane razed the ship over which he was traveling but this frightful hurricane not only destroyed the ship, it drowned all the wealth of Zeno and he lost everything. All of his lifetime effort and fortune were sucked up by the depth of the ocean. Fortunately, his fate saved him from death, and luckily he survived the natural disaster. Zeno of Citium managed to reach Nathan. He was completely hopeless and depressed. Imagine that you are working on a project for decades with great effort but suddenly a tragedy occurs and ruins your effort in seconds then what reaction will you give. The same happened to Zeno but as the time passed he overcame the distress and a concept developed in his mind not to be fearful of crisis because some things and some situations are not in your control. You can do nothing about them. Now Zeno's life was completely changed and as he liked to study, he began spending most of his time in libraries. Now his nights and days passed with books and his knowledge were expanding. People started to follow him to acquire knowledge. The trader has now become a scholar and also teaches the people the concept that was taught to him by his life as his subject. The people who study and practice it were called stoic and similarly, this ideology was named stoicism. This is how his life transformed him from a trader to a philosopher. Zeno is also known as the "father of stoicism".
Stoicism and past:
In the Nathen Zeno and the stoic peoples gained popularity and stoicism began to spread. The stoic people evolved to be very strong against difficult situations and this philosophy helped them to gain control over their minds and tolerate tough times.
Stoicism and present:
Thousands of years have been passed off
since the stoic philosophy was proposed but it has not loosened its effectiveness and is still useful today. In many modern fields nowadays stoic philosophy is playing a very crucial role. e.g.understanding nature, the solar system, overcoming difficult situations and understanding natural seasons, etc. In addition, many famous leaders and authors of today's world have chosen stoicism and think that it is part of their life such as George Washington and Nelson Mandela, etc.
Is stoicism important for us?
In life, we face numerous difficulties and some situations are much worse than the thoughts that make us completely depressed but being stoic and understanding the phenomenon that some things are in our hands but some things are not and we can do nothing about them, therefore we will be able to face life's difficulties. So stoicism must be acknowledged. Stoic peoples are much stronger than the others because of their mindset of not paying attention to any occurring problems that are not in their control. Furthermore, many things that happen in the world are unmanageable by us. So the idea of Zeno comes there and helps us to understand that everything is pre-planned and you are unable to do anything about it. Therefore the idea of stoicism matters in our life. We can say that stoicism is a universal truth.
Choose to be stoic?
If you're exhausted from life's difficulties you should try to understand what the stoic philosophy says and try to implement it in your life if you want success. As Plato said:" The first and best victory is to conquer yourself."
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Zeno's stoic philosophy is a truthful concept about life and the world because of this reason, it is still practicable though thousands of years have passed since it was proposed by Zeno. Stoicism is a tool to live a successful life.
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