Friday, March 20, 2009

SENECA, Letters from a Stoic, Letter CVII

"Everyone faces up more bravely to a thing for which he has long prepared himself, sufferings, even, being withstood if they have been trained for in advance. Those who are unprepared, on the other hand, are panic-stricken by the most insignificant happenings. We must see to it that nothing takes us by surprise."

And, it is for this reason exactly that I daydream about all the possibilities that lie ahead of me in life. But, sometimes it takes me half of the day to prepare myself, which is a hindrance. I wish I were better at jumping in unprepared.

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