The Fear of the Future

Seneca’s advice on reclaiming control of our thoughts and focusing on the present moment

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In Moral Letter 13, Seneca warns his friend Lucilius of the dangers of allowing fear of the future to run our lives. In his now famous line, he writes:

“More things frighten us, Lucilius, than really affect us, and we are more often afflicted in thought…