Epictetus: Don't say that he does it ill, but in a…

Be precise before you become judgmental. You may see someone drinking too much, spending recklessly, arriving late, or speaking harshly. You can state what happened without pretending you know the whole moral story behind it. “He drank six drinks” is a fact. “He is a terrible person” is a conclusion built from information you probably do not have. Perhaps there is a pattern worth confronting; perhaps you need distance; perhaps the behavior is genuinely harmful. Epictetus is not asking us to abandon discernment. He is asking us not to confuse observation with certainty about another person's motives and character. This restraint is especially useful online, where a short clip or a single post invites instant condemnation. Describe the action accurately, decide what boundary or response it requires, and leave room for what you cannot know. Today, replace one sweeping judgment with a plain statement of fact.