Yes, it could. Don't curse these crazy times. Make something of them.
Corruption. Dysfunction. Wildfires. Measles. War in the Middle East. In Ukraine. Political chaos. Economic instability. Could it get any worse?
Yes, yes it could. You could have been alive when everyone had measles, and tuberculosis and typhus and malaria and yellow fever. Just a few generations ago, the whole world went to war. Millions of people died in trenches, of disease and of starvation. And then, 21 years later, they did it again, but worse.
Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now, as the song from Hamilton goes. Right now, instead of then. Instead of any other time. For all the stupidity, all the disasters, all the noise and uncertainty, this is actually one of the least bad moments ever to exist.
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This moment is your moment. The only thing you have a say over is how you spend it, and who you are inside it.
You make your own luck in that sense. So don't curse these crazy times. Make something of them, while you still can.
TRY THIS TODAY
Write down three things about being alive right now that people 100 years ago could only have dreamed of.
Much of what I've learned about Stoicism comes from Ryan Holiday. Find more of his writing at dailystoic.com and ryanholiday.net.
While I have edited much of this content, there are some cases where I have taken Ryan Holiday's words directly. I've included them because I think they are powerful and will be helpful for you. They are also helpful for me, and I've put them here so I can learn and understand more myself.
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