You take things you don't control and define them as "good" or "bad". And so of course when the "bad" things happen, or the "good" ones don't, you blame the gods and feel hatred for the people responsible – or those you decide to make responsible. much of our bad behavior stems from trying to apply those criteria. If we limited "good" or "bad" to our own actions, we'd have no call to challenge God, or to treat other people as enemies.

– Marcus Aurelius

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the blame game is a waste of mind

This is true. It calls on us grow our actions and widen contribution

Stoicism is great but it is just a pointer to direct experience. This may sound odd but long story short, that Buddha guy was right. What you think you're experiencing is just layers of thought. When they fall away something truly wonderful happens. Something unimaginable and indescribable.