Sunday, March 11, 2007
my dear readers,oh please pardon me for the rather fatalistic (previous) post. its the sporadic appearance of my depressive alter-ego. in any case, i found this article in the newspaper extremely helpful in dealing with our oh-so-bleak outlook of life. may i quote:
"Men are troubled not so much by circumstances as by the reactions to circumstances"
- Epictetus
Epictetus was a stoic, who believed in cultivating indifference to circumstances outside our control (whoa, he totally belongs to the category of an absolute externalizers in Psychology -kowtows profusely-) He too, emphasized the need to distinguish between things we can control and things we cannot, if not risk being a defeatist in the journey of life. Indeed well-said, like the ever wise old sage.
so may this be a word of encouragement to those who are emotionally, psychologically and spiritually battered. for now, stoicism reigns!