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«On the Shortness of Life» is the philosophical essay by Seneca, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in paperback (42 pages, in English).
Seneca argues that life is not short, but wasted on trivial occupations. He invites us to value time as the most precious good, avoid distractions, and cultivate virtue, wisdom, and contemplation to achieve a full and serene existence, living in the present.
English edition with translation by John W. Basore, published on January 16, 2018. The essay was written by Seneca in AD 49.
For readers interested in Stoic philosophy and classic essays on making good use of time.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, a dramatist, and in one work, a satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.
