The great Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius collected his thoughts and reflections in "The Meditations." He embraced stoicism so much that he spent much of his life time investigating the stoic philosophy and it became his approach to life. The main pillar on which these stoic thoughts are based is the change experienced by human beings.
             Marcus tells that just obeying fate is natural and there is nothing wrong with it. "The works of the gods are full of Providence. The works of Chance are not divorced from Nature or from the spinning and weaving together of those things which are governed by Providence...There is also Necessity and what is beneficial to the whole ordered universe of which you are a part. That which is brought by the nature of the Whole, and preserves it, is good for every part. As do changes in the elements, so changes in their compounds preserve the ordered universe (BOOK II, 3)."
             `According to this thought the gods are a greater power that pervades the whole universe and pervades man. Aurelius explains about the law of Logos and how it changes and directs the universe. It is Logos' entity which exists together with the gods and also in all things. Logos controls the structure and arrangement of nature; there are many chances of different things happening but the thing that actually happens takes place because it is good for every part of the universe. Logos/the gods sees humans as a part of the universe. The universe is a place where human beings and other life follow an organized pattern. So if the universe is changing then human beings are also changing naturally. Therefore, it's a vain act that people fear the events which will happen consequently in the future. Human beings can't live with doing everything that they want. They who are a part of universe and created by gods can't refuse or rebel the god's providence. For example, like a director or writer, God is who a...