LXIII ON GRIEF OF LOST FRIENDS
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The first letter I chose was grief for lost friends, it mentions that when a friend dies we may weep but we must not wail. The Seneca letter follows Irvine's Negative Visualization. In the letter it mentions "Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be our." Sencea is saying that we need to enjoy our friends while they are still on earth, and when they do die, do not mourn but think of friends who are alive and well and that is like enjoying a meal of cakes and honey.
III ON TRUE AND FALSE FRIENDSHIP
http://www.stoics.com/seneca_epistles_book_1.html#‘LXIII1
The first letter I chose was grief for lost friends, it mentions that when a friend dies we may weep but we must not wail. The Seneca letter follows Irvine's Negative Visualization. In the letter it mentions "Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be our." Sencea is saying that we need to enjoy our friends while they are still on earth, and when they do die, do not mourn but think of friends who are alive and well and that is like enjoying a meal of cakes and honey.
III ON TRUE AND FALSE FRIENDSHIP
In the second reading I chose was if someone can have a true or false friendship. In this reading Seneca is saying that if a person considers someone there friend, but does not trust them, then they do not truly understand what true friendship means. This reading can go with Hedonic Adaptation because this is a change or experience that can temporarily affect happiness. When friendship is settled, you must trust; before friendship is formed, you must pass judgment.
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