Letting Go Is Not Giving Up | the Long Way Around

Fisherman Parable on Contentment

• The story of a fisherman content with his simple life reveals how people waste effort chasing what they already have.


• This parable highlights the unnecessary complication of pursuing peace and happiness.

Happiness and Freedom Are Present

• People often chase goals thinking happiness or respect comes after achieving them.


• Stoics teach that freedom, happiness, and respect come from the choices you make now, not distant achievements.

Letting Go Is Strength

• Letting go is a strength necessary to endure pain and setbacks, not a sign of weakness or quitting.


• Great Stoics like Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus exemplified this by enduring hardship without surrendering.