(독서) Daily Stoic-10월29일 CHARACTER IS FATE




"Each person acquires their own character, but their official roles are designated by chance. You should invite some to your table because they are deserving, others because they may come to deserve it."-SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 47.15b
("사람은 저마다 자신의 성격을 획득하지만, 그들의 공식적인 역할은 우연에 의해 정해집니다. 당신은 어떤 사람들은 그들이 자격이 있기 때문에 초대해야 하고, 다른 사람들은 앞으로 자격이 생길 수 있기 때문에 초대해야 합니다." - 세네카, 도덕 서한, 47.15b)
In the hiring process, most employers look at where someone went to school, what jobs they've held in the past. This is because past success can be an indicator of future successes. But is it always? There are plenty of people who were successful because of luck. Maybe they got into Oxford or Harvard because of their parents. And what about a young person who hasn't had time to build a track record? Are they worthless?
Of course not. This is why character is a far better measure of a man or woman. Not just for jobs, but for friendships, relationships, for everything. Heraclitus put it as a ...