I just read the whole thing. Took over 45 minutes but I was train commuting so it was worth it. I actually own a printed copy of his lectures (one of those philosophical impulse purchases near the independent bookstore's register) - but I never read it.
My biggest takeaway is that I need to live my life with more reflection (not constantly looking back in the rear-view mirror - that's more living in the past but pausing from my daily/weekly routines regularly and reflecting on life). Maybe something as simple as sitting outside on a park bench and watching people go by. Or calling up old friends and finding out what is going with them more regularly.
Reading about the old men who were Senators, those who indulged in wine/drink, those who basked in their followers' attention makes me think how far we've progressed in civilization since Roman times. Technologically, yes but philosophically and metaphorically - we'll always be human.
My biggest takeaway is that I need to live my life with more reflection (not constantly looking back in the rear-view mirror - that's more living in the past but pausing from my daily/weekly routines regularly and reflecting on life). Maybe something as simple as sitting outside on a park bench and watching people go by. Or calling up old friends and finding out what is going with them more regularly.
Reading about the old men who were Senators, those who indulged in wine/drink, those who basked in their followers' attention makes me think how far we've progressed in civilization since Roman times. Technologically, yes but philosophically and metaphorically - we'll always be human.