24 March 2006

"Think of the universal substance, of which thou hast a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a short and indivisible interval has been assigned to thee; and of that which is fixed by destiny, and how small a part of it thou art."

'The Meditations' Marcus Aurelius, 167 A.D.

4 comments:

Will said...

love this quote as well.

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

It is quite a timely reminder. However, it applies to us mortals but not to Great Heavenly Emperors like yourself, Emperor Loh.

Tim said...

Stop creeping me out with all this "you are but a tiny insect" stuff, will ya?

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Hahahahaah. Well, of course, if you read a lot of astronomy and cosmology...