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A MEDITATION

“ Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do.

— Epictetus

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A reflection

If you don't pick the higher thing, the culture picks for you — and the culture's defaults are not your friend. Attach yourself to something that lifts you, even if it's unpopular. Peer approval is a small lamp next to that.

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