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A MEDITATION

“ Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

— Marcus Aurelius

Meditations 6.39

On fate

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A reflection

You didn't pick the era, the country, the family, or the colleagues. Fight the assignment and you're useless; embrace it and you might actually do some good here. Love what you've been given, not what you wanted.

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