I didn't get to post this last night because I was in the hospital (AGAIN!). Talk about a test of Stoic resilience! Anyway, here was last night's text for reflection:
"One type of person, whenever he does someone else a good turn, is quick in
calculating the favor done to him. Another is not so quick to do this; but in himself he
thinks about the other person as owing him something and is conscious of what he
has done. A third is in a sense not even conscious of what he has done, but is like a
vine which has produced grapes and looks for nothing more once it has produced its
own fruit, like a horse which has run a race, a dog which has followed the scent, or a
bee which has made its honey. A person who has done something good does not
make a big fuss about it, but goes on to the next action, as a vine goes on to produce
grapes again in season. So you should be one of those who do this without in a sense
being aware of doing so."
– Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.6
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