"To philosophize is to learn how to die. Only when we are free from the fear of death do we become true masters of our lives."
Today's Question
If you only had one month left, what is the most precious thing in your daily routine that you would hold onto until the end?
The Philosopher Who Shut Himself in a Library to Tame Death
Montaigne retired from public life at the age of 38 and shut himself in his castle library to read and write his monumental work, the 'Essays.'
After a horse-riding accident that brought him to the brink of death, his attitude toward death changed. Instead of fearing and avoiding it, he kept death close to his thoughts daily, gaining the freedom to fully enjoy every moment of life. He wrote: 'He who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave.'