On a Happy Life

<p>Seneca's On a Happy Life - written almost 2000 years ago for </p><p>his older brother - is an engrossing compendium of timeless Stoic </p><p>wisdom. The Philosopher's advice covers all aspects of human </p><p>existence, and includes avoiding intense emotions, desires and fears, </p><p>and rejecting 'group-think' or mindlessly following social trends. </p><p>Rather than seeking a transitory "happiness" in things and events, </p><p>we should aspire to inner contentment and peace of mind via the </p><p>practice of justice and virtue, so that we may live the kind of life we </p><p>can look back on and not feel ashamed.</p><p><br></p><p>These are values and morals that ring as true today as two millennia </p><p>ago. They are lessons that will benefit anyone regardless of age, </p><p>wealth, gender or social position. A fascinating, and very practical, </p><p>insight into the world-view of history's most famous Stoic.</p><p><br></p><p> "The more eagerly a man struggles to reach happiness, </p><p> the further he departs along the wrong road; and since </p><p> this track leads in the opposite direction, his very swiftness </p><p> carries him all the further from his goal." </p><p> Lucius Annaeus Seneca</p>