Adjust to your destiny.
\nLove all that happens,
\ninwardly
\nand outwardly,
\nhonestly,
\nwholeheartedly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(Yes, the particular version of The Meditations<\/i> I have is translated into a poetic structure. It’s an… interesting<\/i> take on the Stoic philosopher.)<\/p>\n
So, if the Cubs lose today, then it was meant to be that way. We live in the best of all possible worlds, don’t we? Marcus Aurelius again:<\/p>\n
Frequently contemplate
\nthe interconnection of all things
\nin the holistic Universe
\nand their inter-relationship.
\nAll things have an amiable
\ncorrespondence with each other.
\nBy reason of their contraction
\nand expansion
\nin movement,
\nthere is an empathy that breathes
\nthrough them
\nand their essential unity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhatever happens, happens. But I’m a Cubs fan. I hold<\/i> to hope. I have<\/i> to hope.
\n
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