The Incredible Beauty Found When Your Mind Is Indifferent to Things That Are Out of Your Control
Thecolorful whiteboard animationseriesAfter Skoolvividly illustrated the teachings of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a surprisingly humble man and Stoic philosopher who shared his personal observations in writings that came to be known as Meditations", although he never intended for them to be published.
His meditations, originally written in Greek,have been translated into nearly every language and serve as a source of inspiration to millions,yet he never intended for his writing to bepublished. It was never meant to be read byanyone. In fact, he wanted his writing burnedafter he died there was no motive or agenda behindthis work other than to serve as an internaldialogue of wisdom from his higher self to hislower self.
One such observation by Aurelius, was that of indifference, noting that this term doesn't mean not caring about others, but rather seeing the beauty of the world without being consumed with things that are either outside the realm of control or have no significance in one's life. In other words, don't sweat the small stuff".
Marcus Aurelius emphasizes that we must be indifferent about things that makeno difference. ... Indifference is not the same as not caring. It is not about beingnumb to life nor is it about ignoring our emotions.Indifference is a separation of your higher selffrom physical reality emotions and thoughts. It is detachment from the outcomes so the rational mindcan observe events from a clear distance.
Unfortunately, so many of us can fall into that trap.
Much of our time is spent worrying about the smallstuff we find things to complain about or obsessover not knowing. That these things bear no impacton our life in the greater context. Change is the only constant. Change is inevitable...Love the hand that fate deals youand play it as your own. It's easy to look backand see the times of hardship as a meaningfulexperience it's much more difficult to see thebeauty and the adversity we face in the presentmoment but it can be done and it's an amazingly powerful tool.
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