On the Shortness of Life
Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

ON THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus.★ Seneca brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits.★ According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must use time wisely.★ In general, time can be best used in the study of philosophy, according to Seneca.★ This essay has been carefully adapted in to Modern English to allow for easy reading. ✓ENJOY ♥