We live in a culture that promotes happiness at all costs. Paradoxically, this emphasis on happiness makes us unhappy. Self-denial offers more fulfillment than self-indulgence.
The great philosophers, religions, and wisdom traditions have always taught self-discipline and restraint.Plutarch tells the story of the meeting between Alexander the Great, one of history’s most revered conquerors, and Diogenes of Sinope, one of its most ridiculed philosophers. Upon arriving in Corinth, Alexander was greeted with cheers and adulation. He was visited by every reputable person in the city—everyone, that is, but Diogenes.
Self-denial can, of course, be taken to unhealthy extremes, which is why in addition to reserving certain periods during the year for fasting, most religions also commemorate holidays with bountiful feasts. But in a world that incessantly encourages us to chase our desires and strive to follow whatever means we believe will lead us to, the risk is not that we become overzealous in our asceticism.
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