I admire the principles of Stoicism. They are remarkably
like our Christian values. However, it becomes quite apparent that something is
obviously missing. For example, a leading Stoic philosopher wrote:
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“I don’t see the point of dreading a state of
non-existence, especially considering that there is absolutely nothing I can do
to avoid it [death].”
I responded:
“True, but perhaps irrelevant, in view of our humanness! We
might know that it is not helpful or even reasonable to dread losing our job or
rejection. However, such fears and insecurities seem to be hot-wired into our
nature.
Consequently, I think that we need something more than our
own logic, something else that has been hot-wired into us – the knowledge that
we are being cared for from Above.”
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