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           Lookattheaccomplishmentofnature’splansinthatlight—thewayyoulookatyourownhealth—andacceptwhathappens(evenifitseemshardtoaccept).Acceptitbecauseofwhatitleadsto:thegoodhealthoftheworld,andthewell-beingandprosperityofZeushimself,whowouldnothavebroughtthisonanyoneunlessitbroughtbenefittotheworldasawhole.Nonaturewoulddothat—bringsomethingaboutthatwasn’tbeneficialtowhatitgoverned.

           Sotherearetworeasonstoembracewhathappens.Oneisthatit’shappeningtoyou.Itwasprescribedforyou,anditpertainstoyou.Thethreadwasspunlongago,bytheoldestcauseofall.

           Theotherreasonisthatwhathappenstoanindividualisacauseofwell-beinginwhatdirectstheworld—ofitswell-being,itsfulfillment,ofitsveryexistence,even.Becausethewholeisdamagedifyoucutawayanything—anythingatall—fromitscontinuityanditscoherence.Notonlyitsparts,butitspurposes.Andthat’swhatyou’redoingwhenyoucomplain:hackinganddestroying.

           9.Nottofeelexasperated,ordefeated,ordespondentbecauseyourdaysaren’tpackedwithwiseandmoralactions.Buttogetbackupwhenyoufail,tocelebratebehavinglikeahuman—howeverimperfectly—andfullyembracethepursuitthatyou’veembarkedon.

           Andnottothinkofphilosophyasyourinstructor,butasthespongeandeggwhitethatrelieveophthalmia—asasoothingointment,awarmlotion.