This composition is about Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, and his collection of private notes gathered under one title known as "Meditations" (c.169-c. 180). The book is a sequence of personal thoughts, things that he recommend himself to do, a piece demonstrating his stoicism, and a personal diary of sorts. He wrote the twelve books of meditations for his own enlightenment and self- growth. However, the type of pieces put together in this book were sometimes absurd, sometimes conflicting, but yet so true and insightful. It captures different stages of Marcus’s life, but they’re not in sequential order and were only written for no one other than himself. Marcus was not a professional philosopher and you could tell in his work. Although, he did have a way of living a captivating life, which lead him to ideas on stoic philosophy. Approaching the question, “what is stoicism”? A stoic is a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. On the other hand, Stoicism: “a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300b.c that held the principles of logical thoughts to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.” (dictionary.com). Stoicism teaches the evolution of self-discipline and endurance to overcome catastrophic emotions. This form of philosophy is clear and unbiased to allow the thinker to understand the general reasoning. Its main feature is to help improve a person’s ethical and moral well- being. With that being said, it goes to show why Marcus Aurelius was considered one of the most important stoic philosophers. Going forward I will give some examples and quotes that were taken right from the meditations readings to help you better understand. For instance, Marcus believed that we should not be troubled by the objects outside of our control, but to make our own selves content with the objects we can control. He also stated he believed in “things different”, which is the vi