On consolation to the bereaved
99:2
Book Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Book Description: The final volume of Seneca's moral letters. Common Stoic themes emerge again and again: the unreliability of fortune, the ability to form Stoic resolve, and the importance of virtue.
2. but those who have assumed an indulgence in grief should be rebuked forthwith, and should learn that there are certain follies even in tears. “Is it solace that you look for?
Let me give you a scolding instead!
You are like a woman in the way you take your son’s death; what would you do if you had lost an intimate friend?
A son, a little child of unknown promise, is dead; a fragment of time has been lost.
Book: Moral Letters Vol III
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On consolation to the bereaved
Location: Chapter 99, Section 2
Content:
2. but those who have assumed an indulgence in grief should be rebuked forthwith, and should learn that there are certain follies even in tears. “Is it solace that you look for?
Let me give you a scolding instead!
You are like a woman in the way you take your son’s death; what would you do if you had lost an intimate friend?
A son, a little child of unknown promise, is dead; a fragment of time has been lost.