The Epicurean epitaph: Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo (I was not; I was; I am not; I do not care) – which is inscribed on the gravestones of his followers and seen on many ancient gravestones of the Roman Empire. Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo. 7 Takip Edilenler 11 Takipçiler. YAYINLANANLAR (30) BAŞLIKLAR (0) YORUMLAR (0) BEĞENİLENLER; Anlamın adı anlamsızlık. 6 Answers. You didn't have something, and then you got it. You lost it and don't have it anymore, but you don't care either. Sum Fui. Source (s): https://shrinkurl.im/baFEb. the whole premise of this quote is simply telling us to live your life and not be afraid of death. It means that being afraid of death is ridiculous since you will no Fast Money. This familiar graphic was submitted by powprodukt and was promptly removed by the moderators, but it survived long enough to prompt me to read a bit about Epicurus, who lived from 341 to 270 another one of his quotes means essentially the same as the advice we often see here about death being the same as before you were born: "Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo."I need to redo my will, so I think maybe I'll ask for that to be mentioned and explained at my funeral as my own attitude about death. CNN cites international economic trends suggesting that by 2016, the United States will no longer be the world's dominant economy. As the comments show, this kind of story is like an ink blot. America is failing because of globalization. America is failing because of protectionism. America is failing because of immigrants. America is failing because of isolationism. America is failing because of greedy rich people or because of greedy poor people. America is failing because we don't adequately embrace the Democrats' or the Republicans' agenda. America is failing because of too many or too few taxes. Because of the gap between the rich and poor, or because of the priorities of those who obsess over the gap between rich and poor. Because of Obama or Bush or Clinton or Bush the Elder or Reagan or Roosevelt. Because of terrorists or welfare queens or racists or American Idol. Me? I dunno. I can tell you why I think we're in decline, but what's the difference? I'm just one more guy on the internet convinced he knows what's going on. And while we argue about the cause, you can't help but wonder whether, just through the method we've chosen for discussing and dealing with these problems, we're choosing to decline. Wherever you think our problems come from, we're sure as hell not going to solve them by deciding our fellow citizens are the enemy, and voting between two parties that each promise half-fixes and escalated culture wars. We obviously can't prevent the end of America forever; all fighting for survival is a stalling tactic. But the end of America and the end of American dominance over the international economy are hardly the same thing, and it does no good to confuse the two. The international community will be infinitely worse off having to cater to China than to the US, but as for us, I can think of far worse fates than taking a big step back from empire. Epicurus believed, contrary to Aristotle, that death was not to be feared. When a man dies, he does not feel the pain of death because he no longer is and therefore feels nothing. Therefore, as Epicurus famously said, “death is nothing to us.” When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness. From this doctrine arose the Epicurean epitaph: Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo (“I was not; I was; I am not; I do not care”). This is inscribed on the gravestones of his followers and seen on many ancient gravestones of the Roman Empire. This quotation is often used today at humanist funerals. (Part of an edited version of the entry in Wikipedia, not my own words). On a practical issue, Epicureans (or those who face the prospect of death with resignation or equanimity), are more inclined to have their deaths organised. By this I don’t mean you find an assassin(!), but you do make a Will, along with a Living Will, say what sort of funeral you want, burial or cremation. (I have severe doubts about memorial services. They should be spontaneous or it looks like egotistical control). Anyway, a thoughtful person thinks about the decisions faced by those left behind, discusses them and tries to make the process as unstressful as possible. Those who think they will live forever don’t bother, and cannot imagine what will face the survivors.

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