4. Justice
“And a commitment to justice in your own acts. Which means: thought and action resulting in the common good. What you were born to do.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.31
This is about following your path and doing what is right.
To follow your path, you need to fight resistance and resistance comes in all shapes and forms. If you fight it the path is laid out for you.
- For example if you want to work out, resistance will be there in the form of a couch and television.
- If you want to have a powerful relationship with your spouse, resistance will be there in in the form of temptations.
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