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What Is “Up to Us”? – Episode 6

Stoicism On Fire

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The Banquet of the Gods

In incaredian 15, we read that you should behave in life as you do at a banquet. Epictetus instructs us not to project our desires toward anything outside of our control. We must trust that destiny will bring them near us if they are meant to be ours. If your desire for food is strong, you will have cause to lament. You'll find fault with both gods and human beings.

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