Moral Letters for Modern Times
On Sharing Wisdom (Stoic Wisdom 006)
Wisdom shared is wisdom doubled, and nothing pleases me more than adding to the store of wisdom in the world
Greetings!
I feel, my dear Deuteros, that I am not only continuously improving, but have become improved.
I do not yet, however, fool myself with the fantasy that I need no further refinement. There are many among us who could benefit from less flab or flirting with fame and firmer muscles.
That I see my own failings with fresh eyes does not depress me. I take it as a sign that my perception is sharpening. And if these thoughts are just placebos, am I not yet healthier for their consumption?
It is with this optimism that I am encouraged even further to respond to your questions. I see in you the same desire to improve, not least in your acknowledgment of doubt. I too doubted, and a problem shared is a problem halved.
How you would rejoice to know how much I feel I have come to understand, and how this wisdom grows daily. “Share this wisdom with me,” I hear you already, and I tell you I do so gladly.
