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Lead me, O Zeus, and lead me, Destiny, to the goal appointed for me.
Cleanthes · Hymn to Zeus · paraphrase
What it means today

The Stoic prayer is not for a different fate, but for the strength to follow the one appointed. It is a request to be led, not to be spared.

Try this todayAsk today not for an easier path, but for the will to walk the one you are on.
Today’s questionAm I asking to be spared, or to be led?
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