The Meditations of Marcus Aureliusampnbspis a lifechanging book. Among others it contains the following reflectionsThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.ampnbspYou have power over your mind not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.ampnbspWhen you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive to think to enjoy to love ...ampnbspIt is not death that a man should fear but he should fear never beginning to live.ampnbspEverything we hear is an opinion not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective not the truth.ampnbspThe Meditations of Marcus Aureliusampnbspis a lifechanging book. It contains the private meditations of the most powerful man in the Roman world the Emperor Marcus Aurelius as he wrestled with the complexities of his life using the wisdom of Stoic Philosophy.ampnbspMeditationsampnbspis written in lucid accessible language and interestingly we see that the problems and perplexities of this philosopherKing are much like ours. Marcus Aurelius was impressively able to live out his philosophical idealssuch as the importance of gratitude mindfulness simplicity and lifelong learningampnbspof seizing the day and of remembering the shortness of lifewhile administering the Roman Empire.Marcus Aureliusampnbsp121180 AD was the last of the five good Roman emperors. The Emperor Hadrian adopted Titus Aurelius Antoninus thereby choosing him to succeed him and arranged for Antonius to adopt Marcus and thus from a young age Marcus was groomed for power. During this time he devoted himself to philosophy with passion and diligence. At the age of forty he became Emperor and was known as Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. Remarkably in a culture of absolute power he insisted that his adoptive brother and coconsul Lucius be elevated to coemperor. The historian Herodian a contemporary wrotehe gave proof of his learning not by mere words or knowledge of philosophical doctrines but by his blameless charac