Stoicism Stunts Our Power?

In trying to discover the ideal mode of conduct, a critique of Stoicism:

In becoming more Stoic and hard, it stunts your power.

For example, some thing a lot of stoics talk about, like Seneca is about anger (ira). The stoic sage says that the wise Stoic will not feel anger, or succumb to anger. However, what if anger was simply another source of our power? That actually, unleashing our anger was a good thing, as it does not unnaturally close off a valve of our power?

Imagine anger like a fire hose. Maybe it is a wise idea to unleash the valve, and let the anger out, and get on with your life rather than unnaturally restricting it.

Stoicism and love

Another thing— in becoming more stoic, does this actually decrease our capacity to love with depth?

For example, the more controlled and Stoic you become, and the less you succumb to your anger, perhaps this also restricts our capacity to love to a deeper depth or a greater height.

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