Stoic Coffee Break

“If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it.” 

― EpictetusShow Notes:•When I read this quote the first thing that came to mind was “I laugh in the face of evil!”
•How often do we get upset at what others say about us?
•How often do we let what others say about define who we are?
•Why get upset about their opinion, esp if it’s a lie?
•Remember, as Stoics we need to open to correction, because what we believe and how we see the world could be totally wrong.
•We are going to make mistakes.
•We need to act with integrity and decide if they said has merit.
•So if someone points out a flaw, we should be thankful because we now know what to correct. 
•And if what is said about you is patently false, rather than let it upset, you should simply laugh in the face of evil.
•On the surface this quote is telling us that we shouldn’t let what others say about us bother us, because it’s just their opinion, their way of seeing the world.
•But if we dig a little deeper, what this