Written and illustrated by Rebecca Bagley
Ever heard of stoicism? Nope, me neither. Well … not yet. That's me down there, just getting off the bus. But I guess you'll find that out.
This way please!
This was the day that everything got … really weird. You'll see …
Rufus, just chill out. There's no way he knows it was you.
Plus he's so used to being suspended he probably didn't even care!
I really hope you're right …
There he is!
He DEFINITELY knows! He looked right at me!
I’ve gotta get out of here!
Pant, pant.
Please don't find me, please don't find me …
PHEW! OK old dude … wearing a curtain … just don't give me away, OK?
Why do these things always happen to me? It wasn't even my FAULT!
Well … not entirely …
I wish this would just disappear. I wish my life was easy. Help me out Universe, help … I wish … all these problems would just …
Wait
Hmm … you're very young. But I guess that doesn't matter … that wish sounded pretty desperate.
You know what? I accept!
Um … accept what?
You can join my club! Ha! Just kidding.
I mean, you can be my final student!
Hang on, you need to explain … who ARE you??
Who? You know I have a plaque right? You were just whimpering next to it …
I've been waiting for you for a while.
I'm Epictetus! Well, his spirit anyway.
I wonder how long it's been …?
I guess my body's been gone for a while …
STOIC PHILOSOPHER
Born 55 CE in Turkey. Lived and taught in Rome until moving to Greece.
Taught stoicism in Rome for 26 years and then in Greece until the end of his life in C. 135 CE.
… You're this … dead Ep … Epic-tee-tus guy?? And I'm your …
Final student! After this, I think I can retire. Eternally. I've earned it, right?
Want help overcoming your problems? That's what stoicism is! It's a philosophy.
But … student of what?
I and my students lived by it. So will you!
I don't even know what philosophy is …
AAH! HIDE!
RUFUS!
You can't just run off into rooms that are OFF LIMITS!
The tour guide has been waiting for you! Our whole tour is going to be delayed! Do you have any idea …
See what I mean? WEIRD. Guess I ate too much lasagne at lunch or something … or that's what I thought …
What a day. Nice place! Things are SWANKY these days!
So, ready to learn?
Teaching. We start now!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
It's a stoic thing. No time wasting. Wanna change your life? Put in the work.
I … I don't know what stoicism is! All right, sorry my little, fleshy friend. I got excited.
I'm here because you asked for my help, remember? Next to that dashing statue of me at the museum? You wanted your problems to be easier. For life to be better.
I am … was, a teacher for people who want to feel better – like you. I helped them change the way they saw the world, so that difficulty didn’t impact them so badly.
That's what I mean by philosophy. It's the way we think about things.
Stoicism is what I teach. It means changing the way we think and act to make you stronger …
… braver and happier up here.
And guide you to make good decisions. Make sense?
I guess. I'm just looking it up.
Looking it up? OH MY GOSH, WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?
I searched on the internet. I type it here and I can find the information
