accepts.......................

The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity—even under the most difficult circumstances—to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self-preservation, he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal. Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not.

-Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

randomness..........................

 

     We too easily mistake randomness for skill.  We imagine we see the future when we hardly understand today.  We readily convince ourselves we are in control of our own destinies, when nothing could be further from the truth.

     Recognizing your own ignorance is an advantage.  Most of Wall Street hates this fact.

-Barry Ritholtz, How Not to Invest

readily.......................

Lead me, Zeus, and you too, Destiny,

To whatever your decrees have assigned me.

I follow readily, but it I chose not,

Wretched though I am, I must follow still.

Fate guides the willing, but drags the unwilling.

-Cleanthes

Some truth here....................

 

He is a powerful figure, but he is also a vehicle for the Normals, at home and abroad, who have finally had enough.

-Glenn Reynolds