Marcus Aurelius writes to himself that “no one loses any life other than the one he lives, or lives any life other than the one he loses.” (Meditations, Book 2:14)

A long life and a short life both end in the same way.

The past is dead and the future doesn’t exist. Therefore, the only thing you can be deprived of is the present and “the present moment is equal for all.”

Sitting at our favorite tavern in Aliki, I feel the surrounding beauty penetrate my skin. It is a soothing sensation because beauty has healing powers. Despite a momentary urge to take a photograph, I don’t. It would be like trying to physically possess what I see. Instead I want to absorb the moment until we become entangled. I want to be a part of that photograph not taken.

Be Here Now Stoic style.