Yesterday, when addressing the inaugural meeting of his “Board of Peace” in Washington, Donald Trump made a Freudian slip. In speaking of the future of the Board, he said, “Someday I won’t be here . . .”

Much has been written lately about Trump’s apparently declining health, and maybe he has secretly been contemplating his inevitable demise, as we all do at some point. After all, he is not a young man.

So perhaps he should consider the words of Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, who wrote:

“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.”

– Marcus Aurelius, “The Emperor’s Handbook”

Though sadly, there are some whose souls are so dark that even the sun would have difficulty reaching them.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
2/20/26