I found this blog post/article quite interesting with regards to accepting the world for what it is.
It's a Stoic blog which I happened to come across on FB, and which I think seems to be co-linear with our way of thinking, not to mention helpful in reminding us "to have faith"
A few quotes below from the it.
It's a Stoic blog which I happened to come across on FB, and which I think seems to be co-linear with our way of thinking, not to mention helpful in reminding us "to have faith"
Amor Fati: The Immense Power of Learning To Love Your Fate
I have “AMOR FATI” tattooed on the inside of my right forearm. When I went to have it done, after a full year of consideration, the tattoo artist asked me which direction I’d like to have it face. “Toward me,” I answered. “Upside down?” he responded looking at me with that face my puppy makes […]
dailystoic.com
A few quotes below from the it.
As Friedrich Nietzsche describes it:
“My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it… but love it.”
“Through Nietzsche, I discovered amor fati. I just fell in love with the concept because the power that you can have in life of accepting your fate is so immense that it’s almost hard to fathom. You feel that everything happens for a purpose, and that it is up to you to make this purpose something positive and active.”
We can choose Amor Fati, to love our fate by first taking control over our perceptions, and then by turning our new paradigm into action. Holiday writes, “Once you see the world as it is, for what it is, you must act.”
Actions indicate priorities.
No matter what, we always have a choice in perception and action.
We haven’t been raised this way, however. We’re told to listen to others, follow the path, stay in our seats and be quiet. It’s no wonder that we look to others for direction and hope when we find ourselves victims of a terrible fate.
When really, it is we who must make the choice to take action.
Will is the ability to choose our perception and take what action we can even when the odds seem insurmountable