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How Can You Know Whether You’ve Never Been Tested?
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for September 4 — How Can You Know Whether You’ve Never Been Tested?, as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent — no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.”
— SENECA, ON PROVIDENCE, 4.3
Tests are necessary
Any difficult situation — a hard exam, a breakup or a plan disruption — is necessary for your growth and development. Every single test is necessary, even if it may seem annoying or unneeded in the moment.
Tests, trials and tribulations are necessary.
Stop hiding from adversity.
Stop avoiding difficult situations, conversations and moments.
These difficult situations are necessary, and so it’d be better if you embraced them, as adversity leads to growth.
Adversity leads to growth
Here’s some key ways in which difficult situations lead to massive personal development.
- They push you out of the comfort zone. Difficult situations push your limits and force you to do something you’ve never done…
