“Someone like that - someone who refuses to put off joining the elect - is a kind of priest, a servant of the gods, in touch with that is within him and what keeps a person undefiled by pleasures, invulnerable to any pain, untouched by arrogance, unaffected by meanness, an athlete in the greatest of all contests - the struggle not to be overwhelmed by anything that happens. With what leaves us dyed indelibly by justice, welcoming wholeheartedly whatever comes - whatever we’re assigned - not worrying too often, or with any selfish motive, about what other people say. Or do, or think.
He does only what is his to do, and considers constantly what the world has in store for him - doing his best, and trusting that all is for the best. For we carry our fate with us - and it carries us.
He keeps in mind that all rational things are related, and that to care for all human beings is part of being human. Which doesn’t mean we have to share their opinions. We should listen only to those whose lives conform to nature……”
(Marcus Aurelius - pg. 29)
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