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May 8th

GOOD AND EVIL? LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES

“Where is Good? In our reasoned choices. Where is Evil? In our

reasoned choices. Where is that which is neither Good nor Evil?

In the things outside of our own reasoned choice.”

—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.16.1

oday, as things happen and you find yourself wondering what they all
mean—as you find yourself contemplating various decisions,
remember: the right thing to do always comes from our reasoned choice.
Not whether something is rewarded. Not whether something will succeed,
but whether it is the right choice.
Epictetus’s dictum helps us cut through all this with clarity and
confidence. Is something good or bad? Is this right or wrong?
Ignore everything else. Focus only on your choices.