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A MEDITATION

“ Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

— Epictetus

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On adversity

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A reflection

The circumstance didn't turn you into someone — it showed you what was already there. The panic, the grit, the kindness, the pettiness — all pre-existing. Bad situations aren't a creation story; they're a reveal.

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