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That is not what stoicism is at all. > According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to happiness for humans is found in accepting the moment as it pr
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That is not what stoicism is at all.
> According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to happiness for humans is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or fear of pain, by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly.
> Stoicism teaches the development of self-control and fortitude as a means of overcoming destructive emotions; the philosophy holds that becoming a clear and unbiased thinker allows one to understand the universal reason (logos).
> A Stoic of virtue, by contrast, would amend his will to suit the world and remain, in the words of Epictetus, "sick and yet happy, in peril and yet happy, dying and yet happy, in exile and happy, in disgrace and happy," ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism#Basic_tenets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism#Basic_tenets