Meditations (Penguin Classics) by Marcus Aurelius - Rakkasan!

One measure, perhaps, of a books worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is not only valid, but may be close to the authors intent. The book, which Hays calls, fondly, a haphazard set of notes, is indicative of the role of philosophy among the ancients in that it is expected to provide a design for living. And it does, both aphoristically (Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take whats left and live it properly.) and rhetorically (What is it in ourselves that we should prize?). Whether these, and other entries (Enough of this wretched, whining monkey life.) sound life-changing or like entries in a teenagers diary is up to the individual reader, as it should be. Hayss introduction, which sketches the life of Marcus Aurelius (emperor of Rome A.D. 161-180) as well as the basic tenets of stoicism, is accessible and jaunty. --H. OBillovich

Rakkasan!
Meditations is on my top-five book list. And I doubt it will ever drop out of it. Marcus identifies the limited value each person in this world possesses using cold, hard truth without offending the ego. Thus enlightened one can then shed the psychologically crippling factors of social expectation, internal and external opinion, and even human mortality. In other words, think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take whats left and live it properly.

I love this book.

For More 5 Star Reviews, Complete Product Review and The Lowest Prices Please Visit:
Buy Meditations (Penguin Classics) by Marcus Aurelius At The Lowest Price!