Wednesday, December 8, 2021

The philosophy of aches and pains

 Repairing and maintaining a little house is a job. Then I played three rounds of golf in a week after a layoff. If you’re doing things you enjoy, you can’t complain about the aches and pains that follow.

I did some chores this morning — not complaining, but moving carefully.

Montaigne liked Seneca’s remark about the ancient Romans: They taught boys nothing which had to be learned sitting down.

The lesson: If you can choose, choose an active life.  Choose as much as activity you can stand.

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