September 2nd, 2021
Men, the philosopher's lecture-hall is a hospital — you shouldn't walk out of it feeling pleasure, but pain, for you aren't well when you enter it.
An effective massage can hurt.
Vigorous exercise drains our battery.
Physical therapy is a painful road to recovery.
Our authors of "The Daily Stoic" and Epictetus assure us these same pains exist as Stoic observers. It is these struggles that will allow us to strengthen our determination to endure and persevere.