Ataraxy: the State of Serene Calmness

The concept of ataraxy dates back to ancient Greece and the Stoics. It means that you shouldn’t allow anything to affect you and that you should remain serene in the face of adversity. A state of mind free from fear, anxiety, anger, and frustration seems idyllic. After all, who wouldn’t like to live with this peace of mind? The truth is that this reality has little to do with health or even logic. For example, the Grimm Brothers’ The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was spent a good part of his life trying to…