Chapter XXV
by Epictetus • Book 25
This chapter helps you let go of the pain of being excluded or overlooked by recognizing the hidden costs of social advancement. By weighing the price of compliance against your peace of mind, you can find freedom in not playing the social game.
“For as he has the lettuces, so you have the obulus which you did not give.”
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This chapter helps you reclaim your inner peace by distinguishing clearly between what is within your power and what lies completely outside of it. By releasing your attachment to uncontrollable outcomes, you liberate yourself from unnecessary distress and helplessness.
Chapter II
This chapter helps you release the agonizing urge to control outcomes beyond your reach, such as illness, loss, or hardship. By gently withdrawing your attachments and fears from external circumstances, you protect your inner peace from chronic disappointment.