Oh my gosh, that's kinda what I've been thinking this week. Love how you use the words of Seneca to frame your thinking. As for ants, sure - dont let spiders crawl on me though, my mind will never cut through that fear. My girlfriend, after 20 years of vipassana, makes me rid my guestroom bus of spiders before she arrives. I tease her about the quality of her practice, haha.