Quote of the Week - Take it with Philosophy
This week I am posting a quote from Secrets of Sant’Angelo, a novel by Jeff Shapiro. “Prendila con filosofia” is Italian that translates into English as “Take it with philosophy” . Secrets of Sant’Angelo opens with an explanation of this philosophy:
“philosophy meaning patience, perspective, a pinch of humor…..philosophy takes the edge off everyday mishaps: flat tires, railway strikes, food that burns and sticks to the cooking pot. When love affairs run out of passion, when disappointed dreams die, philosophy eases heartache”
Merriam Webster defines philosophy as a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means.
In general I believe that we jump to conclusions about events in our lives and clump them in categories of good or bad, fun or tortuous, pleasant or unpleasant. This categorization lacks the foresight of what the event may be trying to tell us or how it will impact our lives in the longer run.
I’m going to try and remember this quote the next time something ‘bad’ or ‘unpleasant’ is happening in my life - I am going to try and “Take it with philosophy”. What about you?
Photo Credit: Flickr, Philosophers Club
