Can You See This In It?

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<p>Seneca was exiled to what he felt was a rock in the middle of the ocean. He hated it. He thought it was torture. And of course, it was unfair that he was sent there—on trumped up charges no less—and it would have been <a href="https://dailystoic.com/you-are-not-alone/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lonely and sad</a> to be so far from his family.</p><p>Yet it is a little funny that the place he was sent to, Corsica, is a beautiful vacation spot for people all over the world today.</p><p>Seneca couldn’t see that, just as perhaps you can’t <a href="https://dailystoic.com/you-must-look-beneath-the-surface-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">see what’s just underneath</a> the rough exterior of the situation you’re in. <a href="https://dailydad.com/we-keep-this-from-our-kids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We’ve talked before</a> about the Maggie Smith poem <em>Good Bones</em>. It takes a certain eye to be able spot what others are too depressed or too cynical or too devastated to see.</p><p>Think of the settlers and developers who were able to see what later became bustling cities in the uncultivated land. Think of the people who were able to see the potential for renewal and growth in a run down neighborhood. Think of the leaders <a href="https://dailystoic.com/embrace-the-uncertainty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">who saw a future</a> in an organization or franchise that everyone else gave up on.</p><p>We can forgive Seneca for his moments of <a href="https://dailystoic.com/feeling-sorry-is-unnatural/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">self-pity and doubt</a> and hopelessness. It would happen to the best of us. We can also learn from what he missed by focusing on that. We can try to see the good bones, the better future, the potential in the situation we’re in. We can strive to make that come true.</p><br><p>✉️<strong>&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a>&nbsp;for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>