Epictitus Views on Life

The second passage is trying to tell us that the things we desire will be gained by desiring them. An example they gave is death, something that should not be feared, but we have made a judgment on death and we find it scary. The things that are up to has, jealousy has no place. I say you should be resentful of the winner of your battle, if don’t have any reservations then you wont get what your looking for, until much later than you want. This could be your job, too supply your family with food and the essentials. Let make of impulse and let it guide you without reservations on what happens. If you cut ties with everything they do then they can’t do anything to harm you. This sounds life a very morbid, and dull life. He would need somebody else to argue the case for him. This could also be seen as a judgment. If a person concerns himself with just one thing, the end result is that he would neglect other externals. Should not be envied, or the winner should not be envied. I think there trying to say is that you have to balance everything in life you have to deal with, and not have reservations on the outcome of, perhaps your reputation. What it’s saying is there is external properties you can gain without any doing by you.