Years later, Zeno came to understand what she meant. He encountered a book about Socrates, and through its pages, he heard the voice of a thinker long gone. By reading the dead, he learned how to live, and from this encounter, Stoicism was born.
In our troubled times, we may also find it helpful to talk to the dead. We can do this by picking up their books. Through reading, we can listen to the thoughts of people who lived long before us, yet faced challenges not so different from our own. Their words still speak to us.
Perhaps, if we are willing to listen, like Zeno, we too may learn how to live the best life.
