وازن بين ما حسُن وما ساء في حياتك، وستدرك أنك ما زلت متقدّمًا بكثير. أنت تعيس لأنك فقدتَ الأشياء التي كنت تجد فيها لذّتك؟ لكن يمكنك أن تتعزّى بأنّ ما يُشقيك الآن سيزول هو أيضًا.

“Balance out the good things and the bad that have happened in your life and you will have to acknowledge that you are still way ahead. You are unhappy because you have lost those things in which you took pleasure? But you can also take comfort in the likelihood that what is now making you miserable will also pass away.”Boethius — The Consolation of Philosophy (2008)