Daily Advice 12.14.20

[readoldthings]

Especially for today, a reminder:

 O my soul, in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in princes: In the children of men, in whom there is no salvation. His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: in that day all their thoughts shall perish. Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.
 

You can approach it from the standpoint of Stoicism, Platonism or Abrahamic Monotheism. Either way, the result is the same: Don't put your faith in the things of this world, which arise and pass away, or you will always be disappointed.

Put not your trust in princes. Or in presidents, elections, or electoral colleges.

Comments

[sdi]

I always liked Chuang Tzu's take on this:

We hang a man that steals a belt buckle, but if a man steals an entire state we declare him a lord! But how much benevolence and righteousness should you expect from a thief?

[readoldthings]

Thank you. You can rarely go wrong with Chuangzi.