Aurelius constantly reminded himself that well-known people before him were quickly forgotten a few years later
No matter how much he did, how much he gave, it’d be like a sandcastle that gets blown away with the wind
Alexander the Great, was buried in the same ground as his mule driver
All of our shit stinks.
Eventually, we’ll pass away and slowly be forgotten
We could enjoy this brief time here, or be a slave to our emotions that make us miserable, angry, etc.
After all, we can choose.