XXX. It's Not Supposed to Be Easy
What happens to each of us is ordered. It furthers our destiny.
"Just as you overhear people saying that 'the doctor prescribed such-and-such for him' (like riding, or cold baths, or walking barefoot...), say this: 'Nature prescribed illness for him...or some other affliction.’
There 'prescribed' means something like 'ordered, so as to further his recovery.' And so too here, what happens to each of us is ordered. It furthers our destiny.
And in that case, let's accept it — as we accept what the doctor prescribes. It may not always be pleasant, but we embrace it — because we want to get well!
Look at the accomplishment of nature's plans in that light — the way you look at your own health — and accept what happens (even if it seems hard to accept)." — Marcus Aurelius
Below is a story of the Fox & the Goat from Aesop’s fables. It goes like this…
