#Supreme Good

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Nec multis verbis nec circumitu longo, quod sit summum bonum, colliges; digito, ut ita dicam, demonstrandum est nec in multa spargendum. Quid enim ad rem pertinet in particulas illud diducere, cum possis dicere: summum bonum est, quod honestum est? Et quod magis admireris: unum bonum est, quod honestum est, cetera falsa et bona sunt. Hoc si persuaseris tibi et virtutem adamaveris, amare enim parum est, quicquid illa contigerit, id tibi, qualecumque aliis videbitur, faustum felixque erit. Et torqueri, si modo iacueris ipso torquente securior, et aegrotare, si non male dixeris fortunae, si non cesseris morbo, omnia denique, quae ceteris videntur mala, et mansuescent et in bonum abibunt, si super illa eminueris.

To infer the nature of this Supreme Good, one does not need many words or any round-about discussion; it should be pointed out with the forefinger, so to speak, and not be dissipated into many parts. For what good is there in breaking it up into tiny bits, when you can say: the Supreme Good is that which is honourablea? Besides (and you may be still more surprised at this), that which is honourable is the only good; all other goods are alloyed and debased. If you once convince yourself of this, and if you come to love virtue devotedly (for mere loving is not enough), anything that has been touched by virtue will be fraught with blessing and prosperity for you, no matter how it shall be regarded by others. Torture, if only, as you lie suffering, you are more calm in mind than your very torturer; illness, if only you curse not Fortune and yield not to the disease—in short, all those things which others regard as ills will become manageable and will end in good, if you succeed in rising above them.

—Lucius Annæus Seneca, Ad Lucilium epistolæ morales, epis lxxi (c 64 CE). Below: Swallow over Quince - from The Painted Garden Mural in Livia Drusilla's Villa at Prima Porta, north of Rome. 

[Robert Scott Horton]

[theonevoice]

The War Ahead - Falling Tears

How did it come to this...?

(yes, I flipped the wing, don't judge me, I didn't have the strenght to do two of those)

[hg-aneh]

# save muriel

[amethystw0nder]

Rewatched good omens.

[arcanegifs]

Arcanegifs' Arcane Season 2 (2024) Character Poll 2nd Place: Caitlyn Kiramman ↳ "I am a decorated officer. Leader of House Kiramman. Address me with respect, or keep your mouth shut."

[arlospace]

15. Promotion

He took the job entirely of spite. But the teeth were definitely an added bonus.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

i vote that next year instead of reading Dracula we do a Jeeves & Wooster Book Club. those two never got the rabid tumblr shipping fandom they deserved (disqualified for the sheer technicality of being published a century too soon). we must correct this injustice

[vavoom-sorted-art]

Tear In My Heart

Who would like a sexually charged fight scene in Season 3? I doubt we'd get one but I'd be here. for. it.

Happy Sunday!

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

the danger of putting thank goodness you're here playthroughs while you work is that I am now DEEPLY craving a nice meat pie

sigh

guess I'm hauling my ass across town for pie

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

Do I Have Any Advice for You

Yes. Life is long if you're lucky and full of struggles. There are many downsides that accompany personhood, but also much joy. We are here to love and be loved, to know and be known, and to pay attention. The gift of our attention is unprecedented in the history of Earth life, and a power to wield with care and attention.

But that is not my advice. My advice is to--if it is at all possible--shed your human skin entirely and become a corporation. Ideally, become a coffee company that donates all its profit to charity. But any kind of corporation will do in a pinch.

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, as a corporation you will still be a person, but you will no longer be confined to the decaying bacterial colony known as your body. You will ascend to Corporate Personhood, the highest form of Personhood available to late stage capitalist societies, where you enjoy all the benefits of person status with none of the biological trials and tribulations.

[livhowlett]

I think Crowley opened a restaurant to try and lure Aziraphale back to earth.

Good luck Crowley

[catre33]

this is Michael Sheen

But this is also Michael Sheen

[theonevoice]

The War Ahead

There's no our side... not anymore.

I really worked a month on this just for the gimmick and then forgot to post it uh.

[aydracz]

Shax can finally deliver Aziraphale's letter to Crowley, as it is now signed by the Supreme Archangel himself!

The wonderful Michael Sheen signed the letter that is part of my "Crowley's mail" batch. To make sure it can be delivered to Crowley, he added "Aziraphale" underneath the signature, which made me so happy I almost melted on the spot.

As a gift, I gave him the South Downs National Park letter addressed to both Crowley and Aziraphale.

We also did a photoshoot in the morning and I was so happy that he decided to wear THAT jacket because I absolutely love it. I hope someone told him how awesome that jacket is. I didn't manage because my brain shortcircuited after he told me "You look wonderful!" in reaction to my cosplay. I should have told him "You too, Michael! You also look wonderful in that jacket!"

Yesterday was absolutely amazing, Michael Sheen is not just the Welsh national treasure but a global treasure and we have to protect him at all cost. What a wonderful man!

[meanwhile-in-heaven]

Today, Supreme Archangel Aziraphale blessed television movies, the people who fought to have them made, and especially the fans who continued to carry hope in their hearts.

[chronic-shinposter]

a follow up from this

i need so much more banter from them actually