The Stoic Philosopher - Musonius Rufus

I understand musonius rufus ran a foul of an emperor and was banished to a desolate island. He survived it, in some ways, by drawing on the same philosophical tradition that has informed your own life. So what did he do? He did what he could with what he had where he was. It's a different mind set altogether. A victim might wallow in self pity. A target rises and thinks, what am i going to do next in order to minimize the harm that this targeting has done to me? Its described as a desolate rock. But there were a handful of fishermen who figured out a way to make a living there....