This sentence by Van Gogh hits hard:
βIf I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.β
Marcus Aurelius was right. You will lose friends you will lose lovers you will lose comfort but if in losing them you find yourself you have gained more than kings.
what a privilege is it is to afford a gym, buy healthy food, pay bills, have legs that walk, eyes that see, a brain that functions, work every day, and take our bodies to their full potential.