17. Human Life
Duration: momentary.
Nature: changeable.
Perception: dim.
Condition of body: decaying.
Soul: spinning around.
Fortune: unpredictable.
Lasting Fame: uncertain.
Sum up: The body and its parts are a river, the soul a dream and mist, life is warfare and a journey far from home, lasting reputation is oblivion.
Then what can guide us?
Only philosophy.
– Marcus Aurelius. Meditation, 17. Human Life.
