The Daily Stoic - Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Day 17
October 29th - Character is Fate
"Each person acquires their own character, but their official roles are designated by chance. You should invite some to your table because they are deserving, others because they may come to deserve it."
-Seneca, Moral Letters, 47.15b
From the Author:
"When you seek to advance your own position in life, character is the best lever - perhaps not in the short term, but certainly over the long term. And the same goes for people you invite into your life."
People successes and circumstances are not always a reflection of their character, as some may have had handouts, leg-ups, "who you know, not what you know", and other such advantages. Past performances don't always give a good indication of future performances, unless it's due to the character the person has developed; focus, discipline, ambition, for example.
Low time preference people will understand that ones capabilities, skills learned, and rules laid for ones future is more important than chance and hope to fall into a position that is beyond their merit. Work on yourself, your skills - people and practical. Find something to work towards, and do it all with honesty and surround yourself with similarly minded people.
Shevacai
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