Accepting & Embracing Fate

Wednesday Wisdom #54

Happy Wednesday, friends!
 

In the last newsletter I shared Epictetus' view on reputation

This week:

• Amor Fati

Let's get to it 👇

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Accepting & Embracing Fate

Let's begin with a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche:

“My formula for what is great in mankind is amor fati: not to wish for anything other than that which is; whether behind, ahead, or for all eternity. Not just to put up with the inevitable – much less to hide it from oneself, for all idealism is lying to oneself in the face of the necessary – but to love it.” –Nietzsche

While Nietzshe was no Stoic, "Amor Fati" aligns perfectly with Stoicism's “art of acquiescence” – to accept fate rather than fight it.