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The willing are led by fate; the unwilling are dragged.
Cleanthes · Hymn to Zeus · paraphrase
What it means today

Fate arrives either way; the only choice is how you meet it. To be willing is to walk; to resist is to be dragged. The destination is the same, but the journey is entirely different.

Try this todayMeet one "fated" thing today with willingness instead of resistance.
Today’s questionAm I being led, or being dragged?
#fate#willingness#acceptance
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