(Almost) three words i like today
Ataraxia: for the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person. It signifies the state of robust tranquility that derives from eschewing faith in an afterlife, not fearing the gods because they are distant and unconcerned with us, avoiding politics and vexatious people, surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate friends and, most importantly, being an affectionate, virtuous person worthy of trust.
'He believes he has a soul and like many a possessor of such a thing, he is made to pay the price for this belief' - Margaret Atwood

How you must have suffered getting accustomed to me, my savage, solitary soul - Pablo Neruda
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