[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":54},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-11/14":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/11/14","stoicism/11/14","You Choose The Outcome","Meditation for November 14, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"He was sent to prison. But the observation 'he has suffered evil,' is an addition coming from you.","Epictetus","Discourses, 3.8.5b-6a","2021-11-14T09:56:00",[17,18],"stoicism","acceptance",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_5523.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":48},"minimark",[26,30,37,40,45],[27,28,29],"p",{},"Another reminder that our attitudes towards events in our lives shape the outcome more than the actual event.",[27,31,32,33,36],{},"The lesson provided in the ",[34,35],"daily-stoic",{}," includes a reference to Malcolm Little who was sent to prison for his\ncrimes. While most of us could never imagine how we would handle such a sentence in life, my thoughts would be how I\nwould handle the shame and isolation. Malcolm used the experience to gain an education, religion and motivation. He left\nprison as Malcolm X and would devote his time to combat the struggle for civil rights.",[27,38,39],{},"The question is, did he suffer an evil? Most of us initially would say yes, but Malcolm chose to accept his fate and\nturn the experience into a positive one.",[41,42,44],"h3",{"id":43},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,46,47],{},"Once again we are reminded that acceptance is not passive. Acceptance is just the first step towards improving the\nperson you are.",{"title":49,"searchDepth":50,"depth":50,"links":51},"",2,[52],{"id":43,"depth":53,"text":44},3,1793896155353]