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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.