Bad Things Happen -Good.
What is the worst that could have happened? I could have been in the garage when the tree fell? But even that would not have been so bad if my heart was strong enough to bear the fright? No, things could have been much worse. I could be unable to work, paralyzed, lost a loved one, or even dead. None of those things happened. I am in good health. I have breath. I am alive.
A tree fell on my garage and my basement flooded, again. What a week! For a moment, a very brief moment, I felt a little disheartened. Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this?
At this moment fate is preparing some device against me? –Seneca
This is life and well, things happen. I cannot bemoan the fact that bad things happen. There is no “woe is me.” The worst did not come about. I can rebuild and prepare the best I can for what fate will bring next. From these experiences, I will grow stronger. I will learn new skills. In fact, these events are really opportunities for growth.
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. –Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The philosophy I have studied now has to become a practice. I must follow the example of the Stoics, whose words have become a daily part of my reading. “Control what I can control.” I can’t control nature. I can control my emotions and my perception of the things happening around me. I will find no solace in being frustrated. I will find solace in work, in rebuilding.
“Let us, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and wait.”
-Orison Swett Marden, Pushing to the Front
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Great read sir! Always appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
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Thanks, my friend. Glad you enjoyed. Hope all is well with you and your family.
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