Easy in our minds about the present, and unconcerned about the future, we do not trouble to repair public buildings, or to clear uncultivated fields, or to cultivate those that are in a condition to benefit from our work; we live in a state of general indifference, and leave everything i...
the question whether we need more time to do the work has not been discussed. ③由when引导 i have no idea when they will go. (3)有时可用 namely (即), that is to say (也就是说), in other words (换句话说), that is (那就是), for example 等引出同位语, 说明其前面的名词或代词。
我不仅是在花时间 还在花费一大笔钱 And I not only spent time, but considerable money. 我们有很多工作要做 跟我来 We got a lot of work to do. Come with me. 我得保持始终如一 I had to be consistent. 我要信守承诺 让鲜花淹没整个房子 Keep my promise that I would smother the house with...
Of course, as “actual” Bible believers (we actually believe the words on the page and do not simply believe what we want to believe, or have been taught in denominational churches about the Bible) this would cause one to question the claim that the very Word of God, perfect and without...
His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen Misery Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress "Our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances" (Martha Washington). Suffering The condition of one who suffers; the bearing of pain or distress. Misery...
It is important to confess our sins because if we do not, we face judgment. The easiest way to understand all of this, is to look at it from God’s perspective, in light of His purpose in Christ, Eph 1:10-11. His will and purpose is to have Jesus Christ and the body of Christ...
They’re not going to go to war if they don’t have to. So I think the problem with security as a mobilizational goal is that it’s not an attractive one, fundamentally. You can frame the security, self-sufficiency issues more as, oh, we need to do things to protect ourselves and...
“We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ‘Blessed are they that mourn.'” C.S. Lewis This post and poem were originally writtenwhile I waited in my doctor’s waiting room to talk to her about my pain medication. When I told her I was writing...
And how do we know that we are making progress? Because we confront ourselves with others, as we are all doing on this blog, or on the Facebook Stoicism page. That is also why the concept of role models is so crucial to Stoic practice. As Seneca aptly puts it: “Choose therefore a...
the most part that if we can engage in rational argument with someone, then we and that person are both within some ethical life (though not necessarily the same one): people outside any ethical life are unlikely to argue with us, and we have no great reason to trust them if they do...