"Most of what passes for legitimate entertainment is inferior or foolish and only caters to or exploits people's weaknesses. Avoid being one of the mob who indulges in such pastimes. Your life is too short, and you have important things to do. Be discriminating about what images and ideas you let in your mind. If you yourself don't choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest. It is the easiest thing in the world to slide imperceptibly into vulgarity. But there's no need for that to happen if you determine not to waste your time and attention on mindless pap."
—Roman philosopher Epictetus (AD 55-135), in his work The Art of Living
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable--if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise--dwell on these things. Philipians 4:8
Posted by micahellis at July 20, 2004 11:25 AMwhere did you find that quote? Those Romans really had it together, didn't they! :-)
Posted by: tim f. at July 22, 2004 01:01 PMI find it far too easy to unwittingly devote oneself to all that mindless pap, and continue on in life never realizing that much of it is wasted.
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