With inspiration from a nostr:nprofile1qqsvf82j54enveujhxnwfpg4slpgqshmyna9vfwx6eace9wgw5dv59gprpmhxue69uhkc6t8dp6xu6twvaex2mrp0yhxxmmdqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx20lddxx lecture.
To quote Epictetus Enchiridion:
- “Some things are up to us and some things are not up to us.”
- “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
- “Don’t seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do; and your life will go well.”
- “It is not things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about them.”
- “When someone irritates you, realize that the problem lies in you.”
- “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”
- “No man is free who is not master of himself.”
- “Remember that you are an actor in a play, the character of which is determined by the Playwright. If He wants it short, it is short; if long, it is long. If He wants you to play the part of a beggar, remember to act even this role well; the same if it be that of a cripple, a ruler, or a private citizen. For your business is to act well the given role, but to choose it belongs to another.”
nevent1qqsvq6yzt0weqy6k6eucjqxqfy4m8uvh7ysmdepmgdcuyl9xs7em9wspz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wcu95n8z
Epictetus nails the blueprint for inner serenity.
The sheer power in recognizing the Dichotomy of Control—what is up to us, and what is not—is the ultimate life hack. Everything else flows from that simple, brutal truth.
Timeless wisdom, and a perfect inspiration for any lecture! 🏛️
👏Absolutely. It's the ultimate framework for managing expectations and maintaining mental peace. Your power lies entirely in your response and your effort, never in the outcome. That simple truth eliminates so much unnecessary suffering.
That was very wise indeed. Astonishing what wisdom alteady was discovered by single Persons thousands of years ago
