Monday, September 21, 2009
I Don't Need To Prove You
In section 25 of Handbook, I realized one very important thing. You don't need to prove anything to everyone. If someone payed 1 million dollars for a Ferrari, and comes to you saying he has a Ferrari that cost him 1 million dollars, well you still have the 1 million dollars he spend them in a car. It might be stupid for you to spend them on a car, but if that's what he likes, it's his money. This relates to Epictetus because He states that you don't need to prove yourself enough to anyone. If you know you are honest, responsible, and have the same than the other guy, it is his problem if he doesn't like you. I once heard two people fight for something stupid, and one of them said something like "Judge Me All You Want, It Wont Make A Difference, Because I Know Who I Am And I Am Not On This Planet To Proove To You Why I Do What I Do. I Have My Reasons..". This is similar to what Epictetus said because he states that we don't need to prove why we do things, why we don't. He uses a great example, that is if someone is invited to a party and I am not, it is because I didn't work to get invited, therefore I kind of don't deserve it, but I don't need to feel bad for that. If I do something for someone, he will reward me in return, if I'm not interested, then I don't need to prove to anyone my reasons.
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car, but if that's what he likes, it's his money. = Re-write this. The last comma is not correct.
ReplyDeleteHe uses a great example, that is if someone is invited to a party and I am not, it is because I didn't work to get invited, therefore I kind of don't deserve it, but I don't need to feel bad for that. = The therefore might be the start of antoher sentence.