Epictetus said that it's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Stoics believe that the only thing you can control is your own mind, temperament, demeanor, and actions. No point in worrying about the external chaos that you cannot control.
People always have a choice about what kind of person they want to be. Using your past as a reason to act ####ty is not valid.
It would seem that Fleury never read Epictetus to gain the benefit of this wisdom...actually I'd be shocked if he read anything of any substance at all.
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