Amor Fati

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Claim

Amor fati means to love one's fate, is not only to accept where you are currently in your life, but by joyful for it, to agree to having your life repeated exactly as is, with all your triumphs and moments of sadness as well.

Explanation

Amor fati stems from knowing that you have done your best, you have tried as best as you can, so there is no reason for you to feel ashamed of your life, but rather embrace your destiny.

Why it matters

It is to embrace discomfort and transform it into a necessary component of existence rather than a source of misery.

Examples

Supporters

Life is pain is why this stance is even needed — if pain is unavoidable, the only real choice you have is whether to resent it or embrace it. Struggle is an inevitable and necessary part of any meaningful growth or achievement makes the same case from the growth side: the hardship you'd rather skip is often the same hardship doing the work.

Opposers

Denial is choosing a false view to avoid painful truths, reaching for a comfortable lie instead of accepting the fate you were actually given.

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