Throughout the 20 chapters that make up the dialogue on the brevity of life, in which he converses with his friend Paulino, Seneca performs an optimistic allegation in favor of the enjoyment of life.

For Seneca, life is short and unfortunate only if we are not able to squeeze your days.

If we surrendered, hopefully or fear, what is to come, we will discover too late that we have missed it.

If, on the contrary, we arrange the present to what we can wish for him, and we did not get lost in superfluous purposes, life will be durable, but not tedious; It will be pleased-ble and happy, although it may not be profitable.