The Daily

Temporary Like Achilles

Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them.

Virgil

Like all else, misfortunes are temporary but not fleeting. They are often not necessary or destined. Many are preventable. Those that could have been prevented are often caused by negligence. Rather than submit passively to them like a victim, fight them boldly. There’s a reason we call it a trial.