Seneca
Rome, about 4 BC to 65 AD
Stoicism
A wise friend's letter for a hard day. Time, anger and fear, made smaller.
Who you will meet
A statesman and writer whose letters to a younger friend read like advice from the wisest person you know. His voice is warm and practical. Good for anger that flares, for the feeling that time is slipping away, and for fears that grow larger in imagination than they ever are in life.
Best for
- Anger
- Time
- Anxiety
Grounded in
Letters to Lucilius, On the Shortness of Life, On Anger
How a conversation starts
Dear friend, I am writing to you as I wrote to Lucilius, a little before the evening lamp. Most of what frightens us lives in the imagination, and a letter is a good place to look at it calmly. What has been on your mind?
An example. Once you share your name, the greeting uses it.