\u201cWe cry to God Almighty, how can we escape this agony? Fool, don\u2019t you have hands? Or could it be God forgot to give you a pair? Sit and pray your nose doesn\u2019t run! Or, rather just wipe your nose and stop seeking a scapegoat.\u201d
\n\u2014EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.16.13
\nThe world is unfair. The game is rigged. So-and-so has it out for you. Maybe these theories are true, but practically speaking\u2014for the right here and now\u2014what good are they to you? That government report or that sympathetic news article isn\u2019t going to pay the bills or rehab your broken leg or find that bridge loan you need. Succumbing to the self-pity and \u201cwoe is me\u201d narrative accomplishes nothing\u2014nothing except sapping you of the energy and motivation you need to do something about your problem.
\nWe have a choice: Do we focus on the ways we have been wronged, or do we use what we\u2019ve been given and get to work? Will we wait for someone to save us, or will we listen to Marcus Aurelius\u2019s empowering call to \u201cget active in your own rescue\u2014if you care for yourself at all\u2014and do it\u00a0while you can.\u201d That\u2019s better than just blowing your own nose (which is a step forward in itself).\u201d
\nExcerpt From: Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman. \u201cThe Daily Stoic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWe cry to God Almighty, how can we escape this agony? Fool, don\u2019t you have hands? Or could it be God forgot to give you a pair? Sit and pray your nose doesn\u2019t run! Or, rather just wipe your nose and stop seeking a scapegoat.\u201d \u2014EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.16.13 The world is unfair. The game is …<\/p>\n