Seneca: Why be indignant? Why protest? This is the task…

Difficulty is not proof that life has singled you out for unfair treatment. It is one of the conditions under which courage, patience, and resourcefulness become real. You did not choose every burden on your path, and you need not pretend to enjoy it. But you can stop spending precious energy arguing with the fact that it exists. When something hard arrives today, narrow the question. Instead of asking why this happened to you, ask what the situation requires now. It may require rest, a difficult conversation, careful planning, or simply getting through the next hour without making matters worse. Human beings have survived uncertainty, loss, and change for as long as there have been human beings. You are part of that same capable species. Meet the challenge soberly. Your strength is not the absence of struggle; it is your willingness to act honorably inside it.