“And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last, laying aside all carelessness and passionate aversion from the commands of reason, and all hypocrisy, and self-love, and discontent with all the portion which has been given to thee.”

Encouragement: In modern parlance, do first things, first. Have the right priorities and act on them, not worrying about getting the credit.

Well said, Aurelius; well said.