Seneca: Pain is a teacher; it shows us what we are still too weak to…

Today’s Stoic

Pain is a teacher; it shows us what we are still too weak to bear, so that we may grow strong.

Seneca · On Providence · paraphrase

What it means today

Pain is information. It marks the place where you are not yet strong, and therefore where you can grow. The person who avoids all pain avoids all growth.

Try this todayRead one current pain as a sign of where to grow stronger.

Today’s questionWhat is this pain showing me I need to strengthen?

#pain #teaching #growth

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