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A MEDITATION

“ It is the power of the mind to be unconquered.

— Seneca

Letters from a Stoic 71

On adversity

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A reflection

Everything external can be taken from you — your job, your body, your loved ones. What cannot be taken, unless you give it, is your character. Viktor Frankl, in a concentration camp, rediscovered this exact Stoic point: the last freedom is how you meet what's done to you.

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