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Enchiridion, Chapter 8: Wish things as they are

Four lines that hold the heart of the discipline of desire. Do not bend events to your will; bend your will to events — and the result is a life that flows.

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μὴmḕDo notζήτειzḗteiseekτὰtàthe thingsγινόμεναginómenathat happenγίνεσθαιgínesthaito happenὡςhōsasθέλειςthéleisyou wish,ἀλλὰallàbutθέλεthélewishτὰtàthe thingsγινόμεναginómenathat happenὡςhōsasγίνεταιgínetaithey happenκαὶkaìand

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