{"id":8234,"date":"2020-03-29T16:12:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T20:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/?p=8234"},"modified":"2020-03-29T16:12:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T20:12:50","slug":"these-are-the-three-most-important-words-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/these-are-the-three-most-important-words-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Three Most Important Words of Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost 50 years ago, the Beatles whispered to us some <\/span>words of wisdom<\/span><\/a>: Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most relatable passages <\/span>in <\/span>Meditations<\/span><\/i><\/a> is actually about just that. Marcus writes about sitting next to someone who smells or has bad breath. You can almost feel his frustration, as if he too has sat on an airplane center seat and had to jostle for the armrests that are clearly his. <\/span>What is wrong with this person? Can\u2019t they figure out how this works? Do they have to be so rude? <\/span><\/i>And yet, he catches himself. If it\u2019s such a problem, he says, then talk to them about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Or you know what? Just let it go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As he writes, \u201cYou always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can’t control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth remembering today and every day. That we can just leave things as they are. We can let them be. We don\u2019t have to get upset. We don\u2019t have to have an opinion. We can listen to those words of wisdom\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>This was originally sent<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a> on March 30, 2020. Sign up today for <\/i><\/b>the Daily Stoic\u2019s email<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and get our popular\u00a0<\/i><\/b>free 7-day course on Stoicism.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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