"Success comes to the lowly and to the poorly talented, but the special characteristic of a great person is to triumph over the disasters and panics of human life."-SENECA, ON PROVIDENCE, 4.1
(“성공은 비천하고 재능이 부족한 사람에게도 찾아오지만, 위대한 사람의 특별한 특징은 인간 삶의 재난과 공황을 이겨내는 것입니다."-세네카, 운명론, 4.1)
Perhaps you know people who've been extraordinarily lucky in life. Maybe they hit the genetic lottery or have skated through classes and careers with ease. Despite never planning, making reckless decisions, jumping from one thing to the next, they've somehow survived without a scratch. There's a saying: "God favors fools."
It's natural to be a bit envious of these folks. We want the easy life too or so we think. But is the easy life really that admirable? Anyone can get lucky. There's no skill in being oblivious, and no one would consider that greatness.
On the other hand, the person who perseveres through difficulties, who keeps going when others quit, who makes it to their destination through hard work and honesty? That's admirable, because their survival was the result of fortitude and resilience, not birthright or circumstance. A person who overcame not just the external obstacles to success but mastered themselves and their emotions...
오늘도 좋은 말씀 감사합니다!! 남은 추석 연휴도 즐거운 시간 보내세요~
"위대한 사람의 특징은 특별한 인내심과 회복력이다." 즐겁고 평화로운 명절 되세요!
시대의 흐름을 관통하는 철학적 명제네요. 생각할 거리가 참 많았습니다. 사실 이런 사례들을 주변에서 볼 때마다 그리고 내가 겪을 때마가 불만이 가득가득했는데 이 글이 그 불만을 어떻게 바꾸어 내 인생에 이용해야 할지 생각하게끔 바꾸어주었습니다. 고맙습니다.