Discipline

This entire subject is drenched in discipline but has yet to be addressed directly. If we are not to mourn excessively, then we must be restrained enough to control our emotions and realize that what has passed has passed. If we are not to let others take our time from us until there is nothing left, then we must deploy this same practice. If echoing the advice of Marcus Aurelius, we realize that we could exit life now, and allow that to determine our actions; then, we again need to stand steadfast in our discipline. Discipline is a term that many wonder how to achieve. It only becomes manifest when we stop making excuses, and we start doing it. It comes from within. There is nothing anyone can do or say to make us start or stop this process.