Title: Meditations Medium: Super-8, Photography, Artificial Intelligence, Acrylic on Canvas, Silkscreen, Augmented Reality, NFT Year: 2026 Dimensions: 30 in x 40 in Color Composition: Dark Green 33.6% · Green 24.7% · White 23.2% · Lavender 6.2% · Light Green 5.4% · Magenta 2.4% · Blue 2.2% · Raw Canvas 1.5% · Cream 0.7% Tone: Low Key, lightness 12 out of 100 (0 is black, 100 is white) Journal: October 25, 2023 Excerpts by the great Marcus Aurelius from the book, Meditations. A book of wisdom and lessons that sir Ryan Zurrer gifts to all of his friends and allies. These quotes are from Book 1. Ryan’s preferred section on Gratitude for the teachers and elders. For that is how we got to where we are today, as we build for tomorrow. A man with his beloved wife and children playing in their garden. “To the gods I am indebted for having good grandfathers, good parents, good teachers, good friends — and that I was preserved from the path of pride and folly.” “From my adoptive father: gentleness and unshakable adherence to decisions once deliberated upon. Never to be content with mere appearances, but to act from reason and justice; to show no sign of anger or passion, yet to be full of humanity.” “From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.”