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December    17th

KNOW    THYSELF—BEFORE  IT’S    TOO LATE

“Death  lies    heavy   upon    one

who,    known   exceedingly well    by  all,

dies    unknown to  himself.”

—SENECA,    THYESTES,    400

ome of the most powerful and important people in the world seem to have almost no self-awareness.
Although total strangers know endless amounts of trivia about them, celebrities—because they are too
busy or because it hurts too much—appear to know very little about themselves.
We can be guilty of the same sin. We ignore Socrates’s dictum to “know thyself”—often realizing we
have done so at our peril, years later, when we wake up one day and realize how rarely we have asked
ourselves questions like: Who am I? What’s important to me? What do I like? What do I need?
Now—right now—you have the time to explore yourself, to understand your own mind and body.
Don’t wait. Know yourself. Before it’s impossibly late.