I can’t resist. One more +1 on Aristotle.
So… The Olympic Games started in Olympia (not too far outside of Athens) in 776 BC.
A few centuries later, Aristotle told us that you can’t just SHOW UP at the Olympics and l
To recap his point: You can’t just KNOW how to live virtuously. You need to actually LIVE with virtue.
I repeat:
And, I’m reminded of Donald Robertson’s genius wisdom on the difference between being a warrior of the mind and a mere librarian of the mind.
As we’ve discussed, in he tells us: “The ancients conceived of the ideal philosopher as a veritable warrior of the mind, a spiritual hero akin to Hercules himself, but since the demise of the Hellenistic schools, the philosopher has become something more bookish, not a warrior, but a mere librarian of the mind.”
Today’s +1.
Yah? Which one? And how will you bring it to life today?!
Here’s to leaving the library and heading into the Olympic arena that is our lives.
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