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Coffee Mug Analogy for Loss
- Marcus Aurelius uses a coffee mug analogy to explain loss and attachment in Stoicism.
- The mug symbolizes precious things that we do not completely own or control.
Possessions Are Temporary Loans
- We should view possessions as temporary loans from circumstance or fate, not as our absolute property.
- This mindset reduces grief and prepares us for inevitable loss.
Control and Circumstance
- Circumstance, fate, or the universe presents opportunities beyond our control.
- Though we choose what to do, we don't control the arrival or departure of what we value.