Musonius Rufus: Eat to live, and not live to eat.

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Eat to live, and not live to eat.

Musonius Rufus · Lectures · paraphrase

What it means today

Food is for fueling life, not for being the point of it. When appetite becomes the master, the mind becomes the servant. Keep the body fed, and keep the body in its place.

Try this todayEat one meal today simply, as fuel rather than as entertainment.

Today’s questionAm I feeding my life, or letting food become my life?

#food #moderation #appetite

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