Remember what Heraclitus said: earth dies into water, water into air, air into fire — and the cycle reverses.
Everything changes — transformation is the nature of things.
Also reflect on how easily people forget where life is going, and how they argue with the very force that shapes their lives: universal reason, the logos.
They are constantly surrounded by nature and reason, but still find it all strange, as if they’ve never seen it before.
So don’t live like someone asleep — acting and speaking automatically, unconsciously — because even in dreams we think we are awake.
And don’t just imitate what you’ve been told, like children copying their parents. Think for yourself. Be conscious. Be truly alive.
