Only if you can face the invisible bullets all around us, and still keep calm, remain rational, and somehow find it possible to take pleasure in life, have you learned the Epicurean lesson Lucretius's poem set out to teach. https://t.co/upc8XvgcBx via @NewYorker— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) March 17, 2020
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What it means to contain and mitigate the coronavirus outbreak.
How much of the world is likely to be quarantined?
Donald Drumpf in the time of coronavirus.
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Cousin John explains...“Please take walks, please bike”-social distancing is not an excuse for lethargy. https://t.co/2hrYkz1BJq— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) March 17, 2020
Stoic wisdom in times of corona:— Ethics in Bricks (@EthicsInBricks) March 19, 2020
"Everything that happens is either endurable or not.
If it's endurable, endure it. Stop complaining.
If it's unendurable, stop complaining. Your destruction will mean its end."
- Marcus Aurelius pic.twitter.com/ln6DziwibH
The John Oliver video is really funny, but also really frustrating. Just the beginning where the people are asking questions such as "can I get corona from eating Chinese food?" I have to wonder if these people really mean that or if they're just trying to sensationalize the whole subject. I'm not sure which is worse either. Because if they actually believe it, then I'm worried there are people with so little common sense, but if they're just being dramatic, they're purposefully adding to the false rumors and panic about the virus.
ReplyDeleteAlas, there really are people 1) that ignorant and 2) that unserious.
ReplyDeleteI have found over the last couple of weeks that when I am at my most uncertain and anxious about the global pandemic, I take a solo walk around my neighborhood and breathing in the fresh air outside—instead of fretting in my dark bedroom—helps me realize that I should fret less about the things I cannot control. Walking really does help me greatly.
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