The Art of Not Caring—a look into Stoicism
Two types of problems are there in everyone's life, the one we can control and the one we can't.Worrying about both of them is not a solution. Mostly we worry a lot on the things we can't control.
Stoicism is not just about showing an attitude of I don't care or remaining calm under pressure. It's a deep understanding of ourselves. It's about coming out of the false realities like we are living in some kind of ideal society. It's about going rational.
The understanding of the difference between the external world and the internal world goes a long way.
The external world is the one we have no control of, whatever small things you can put to make it better, it will be ultimately not in our control.
But there is a world inside, in which we are the master. The funny fact is that we often search for solutions in the external world for the problems that happening inside. Stoicism is all about mastering this inside world.
A common man's mind is filled with chaos, anxiety and the desire for more. We all wanted something more, it's why we are active here. The needs are needed to fulfil what about the wants? the materialistic desires.
When looking at the practicality we can't throw away those desires, it's the reason we are living.
These desires started from childhood, so it will take time for changing and having a different mindset.
It's all about giving it a start, by understanding the fact that even without these materialistic aspects we could be happy.
More than focusing on the things around, lighting up the mind gives a better way to look at the world.
There is no right or wrong, it's all our interpretations and judgements. So dwelling on picking a right side will be meaningless.
Being completely stoic is an impossible task, we will always have some desires. Also, it isn't about doing nothing and expecting nothing, it's about having self-honesty, humility and good virtue-at the same time expecting no return.
"Almost nothing needed for the happy life for he who has understood existence"
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