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Welcome to the Daily Stoic, where each day we read a short passage designed to help

you cultivate the strength, insight, wisdom necessary for living good life. Each one of

these passages is based on the 2000 year old philosophy that has guided some of history's

greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoic.com.

You decide the end of this story. We spoke in of the great Admiral James Stockdale here

many times. We told you how when he parachuted into that terrible prison camp, he knew that

he would be tortured and possibly killed, and yet all that was on his mind in that moment

were the teachings of Epic Titus. We told you about how we made himself of service and

into a leader for others, even as he was being tortured and trapped in leg irons. We have

spoken of his courage, his wisdom, his self discipline and his sense of justice, but nothing

better encapsulates the man in his heroism than this one quote, which applies today to our

own adversity just as it did to the horrible ordeal that he went through. Stockdale said,

I never lost faith in the end of the story. I never doubted not only that I would get

out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining

event of my life, which in retrospect, I would not trade. We must never lose that faith.

Does that mean we ignore the brutal reality of the current moment? Does that mean that

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