For our group’s midterm project I choose
this Peanuts comic because I think it relates to most college students. With such busy schedules I think we get caught
up on the little things in life and lose focus on the big picture. Charlie Brown
is sitting in a class with a stomach ache and here he realizes that he worries
too much but when he does that he begins to get stressed out about his stomach
hurting which cause it to hurt more – which causes him to worry more. This starts an endless cycle of worry and
stress.
I think
this is the mindset of most college students especially during stressful times
like finals or midterm weeks. We start
to stress about one test and worry ourselves sick about it so we begin to
stress even more. I think this cartoon
demonstrates the occasional need for Stoicism.
The Stoics did not fret about minor things, they believed there was more
to life than little everyday stressors. Like
the famous Stoics, Epictetus and Seneca, I also believe that life is short and
we should not spend our time worrying. Things
that we cannot control come in and out of our lives daily and there is nothing we
can do about it. We need to focus on
things that hold weight in our lives like morals and relationships with other
people. If Charlie Brown was to not
worry so much his stomach would probably not hurt as bad and he would live a
much more fulfilling life.
This is very interesting.
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