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A MEDITATION

“ Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

— Epictetus

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On freedom

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A reflection

Every minute spent raging at the traffic is a minute you've handed to the traffic. Freedom, for Epictetus, isn't doing whatever you want — it's no longer being yanked around by things you never could command in the first place.

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