On Benefits günlüğü: 9 soru ve alıştırma
by Seneca · 9 sabah ve akşam sorusu · 7 günlük plan · yazdırın veya PDF olarak kaydedin
In On Benefits, Seneca asks how to give, receive and repay kindness well, and why goodwill matters more than the gift. This journal turns his nine key ideas into a morning prompt, an evening prompt and one thing to try today, with a 7-day plan to start.
Bu günlük nasıl kullanılır?
- SabahGün başlamadan önce bir fikri okuyun ve sabah sorusunu yanıtlayın. İki üç satır yeter.
- AkşamYatmadan önce akşam sorusunu yanıtlayın: Ne oldu, ne yaptınız ve bir dahaki sefere ne yapacaksınız?
- Bugün deneyinFikri gün içinde uygulamaya koyan küçük bir alıştırma.
7 günlük plan
Give without keeping accounts
Do one kind thing today for someone who cannot repay you.
2. günGratitude begins with receiving gladly
The next time someone offers you something today, say a full thank-you instead of 'you shouldn't have'.
3. günGive promptly and protect dignity
Answer one waiting request for help today, and never mention it again.
4. günGenerosity sometimes means saying no
Before you say yes today, ask: is this necessary, useful or only pleasant?
5. günKindness is not limited by rank
Thank someone today whose work usually goes unnoticed.
6. günRepay with goodwill rather than haste
Recall one old kindness someone did you, and tell them what it meant.
7. günKeep kindness free of bitterness
Let go of one old grudge about a favour, given or owed.
3 ay ücretsiz
İyilikler Üzerine eserinin tam özetini ücretsiz al
- E-kitap, sesli kitap ve 15 dakikalık özet olarak 200.000+ klasik; basılı ve büyük puntolu kitaplar baskı maliyetine
- Tek planla evinde 5 kişiye kadar okuma erişimi
Her biri sorular içeren 9 fikir
1. Give without keeping accounts
Seneca asks givers to look at their own part in ingratitude: careless choices, delays, grumbling and hints of repayment. A gift should not work like a loan.
- Sabah
- Whom can I help today without expecting anything back?
- Akşam
- Did I keep score today on anything I gave?
- Bugün deneyin
- Do one kind thing today for someone who cannot repay you.
2. The benefit lies in goodwill
Money, a house or an office is only the outward sign of a benefit. The real gift is the goodwill in the giver's mind, and it is not lost when the thing is lost.
- Sabah
- What goodwill can I show today, whatever I have to give?
- Akşam
- Whose goodwill did I receive today, even if the gift was small?
- Bugün deneyin
- Write a short note thanking someone for their intention, not for the object.
3. Give promptly and protect dignity
Give as you would like to receive: willingly, quickly, and without making the other person beg. After giving, stay silent about it.
- Sabah
- Is there a request I have been slow to answer?
- Akşam
- Did I make anyone feel small today while helping them?
- Bugün deneyin
- Answer one waiting request for help today, and never mention it again.
4. Generosity sometimes means saying no
Good intentions do not make every gift wise. Necessary things come first, then useful ones, then pleasant ones, and some requests are kinder to refuse.
- Sabah
- Is there a request I should kindly refuse today?
- Akşam
- Did I give something today just to please, when it did not help?
- Bugün deneyin
- Before you say yes today, ask: is this necessary, useful or only pleasant?
5. Gratitude begins with receiving gladly
Receiving is part of generosity. Accept with open pleasure and you already return something, because the giver hoped to make you glad.
- Sabah
- Can I accept help today without embarrassment?
- Akşam
- How did I receive kindness today: gladly, or by brushing it off?
- Bugün deneyin
- The next time someone offers you something today, say a full thank-you instead of 'you shouldn't have'.
6. Kindness is not limited by rank
A servant who goes beyond duty out of affection gives a real benefit, and children can give more than their parents gave them. Virtue is open to everyone.
- Sabah
- Whose kindness might I overlook today because of their position?
- Akşam
- Who helped me today in a way that went beyond their job?
- Bugün deneyin
- Thank someone today whose work usually goes unnoticed.
7. Good deeds have their own reward
Generosity and gratitude are worth choosing for themselves, not for profit. The gods need nothing from us and keep giving; giving only to get something back misses the point.
- Sabah
- What good can I do today that no one will ever repay?
- Akşam
- Did I expect a reward today for something good I did?
- Bugün deneyin
- Do one good deed today that no one will know was yours.
8. Repay with goodwill rather than haste
Matching a friend's goodwill matters more than matching the size of a gift. Rushing to repay, just to be free of a debt, is a kind of ingratitude.
- Sabah
- Whose kindness am I still carrying, and how can I honour it?
- Akşam
- Did I repay anyone today out of goodwill, or out of a wish to be even?
- Bugün deneyin
- Recall one old kindness someone did you, and tell them what it meant.
9. Keep kindness free of bitterness
Seneca ends with the heart: give promptly, kindly and quietly; receive gladly and remember. Goodwill matters more than goods.
- Sabah
- What would make my giving kinder today, not just larger?
- Akşam
- Is there a gift I still resent giving, or a favour I resent owing?
- Bugün deneyin
- Let go of one old grudge about a favour, given or owed.
3 ay ücretsiz
İyilikler Üzerine eserinin tam özetini ücretsiz al
- E-kitap, sesli kitap ve 15 dakikalık özet olarak 200.000+ klasik; basılı ve büyük puntolu kitaplar baskı maliyetine
- Tek planla evinde 5 kişiye kadar okuma erişimi
Diğer günlük ve rehberler: Stoic journal prompts · Gratitude journal: 9 prompts and exercises · Summary of On Benefits · Meditations journal · The Enchiridion journal · The Teaching of Epictetus journal · The Golden Sayings of Epictetus journal · Tüm inceleme rehberleri
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