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Enchiridion

Flammable Objects

February 22, 2021October 8, 2020 by Brian Julian

In the wake of a fire in my apartment, I was torn between devastation and apathy when it came to thinking about the things that were ruined. The better response, however, is not materialism or stoicism, but faith.

Categories One-offs Tags Bible, Enchiridion, Epictetus, Faith, Fire, Material Things, Materialism, Stoicism

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