Jemma Spike

It is the enclosing wall of the orchard, because without reasoning, you cannot engage in these two other pillars, which is physics and ethics.

Okay, we are going to take a short break here before we get into those pillars, because I promise they're not too complicated.

They're not too academic or philosophical.

But yeah, maybe we can go have a cup of tea.

Maybe we can go take a little break from like the philosophy heavy episode.

Stick with us.

We'll be right back after this short break.

So after logic, we have the second pillar, physics.

This is not what you think it is.

It basically just refers to the study of nature and as things are.

Physics is described as like the trees in the orchard because it is what everything else basically stems from, right?

Stoics really thought that the universe and still believe that the universe is this rational organism that is governed by nature.

divine reason and governed by this maybe higher power of logic.

Understanding that the universe is governed by an external force helps people achieve the discipline and self-control and self-focus that is important to be a Stoic.

Knowing that, again, external events are out of their control.

Knowing that you are

are the only thing within your control.

You are a very small creature.

You're a very small being.

You don't have to be worried about everything that's going on.