"Don't demand that things happen as you wish—wish that they happen as they do happen, and you will go on well."
- Epictetus
Enchiridion
Epictetus offers a radical reframe: instead of demanding reality conform to our wishes, we should align our wishes with reality. This shift from resistance to acceptance transforms struggle into flow, creating harmony between our desires and the world as it is.
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