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Bear what you must, and do not add resentment to the burden; for the resentment is heavier than the burden itself.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
What it means today

The hardship itself is one weight; the resentment of it is a second, heavier weight you pile on yourself. Bear the first, drop the second.

Try this todayNotice one burden today and drop the resentment you have added to it.
Today’s questionHow much of this weight is mine, and how much is the thing itself?
#endurance#resentment#burden
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