“Every day ought to be regulated as if it closed the series, as if it rounded out and completed our existence.”
Letter 12 is addressed to Lucilius on the subject of aging with dignity. Seneca's instruction is practical: treat today as if it were the closing chapter — not in despair, but in the quality of attention you bring.
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