It would be hard to know if you were a good guitar player with out someone to compare yourself to. Likewise, it is hard to grow as a person without standards to measure our progress by. We must be careful to choose the right standards to help us navigate life. Stoicism is like a Dr. who helps to cure us of our ills as we try to become better.
This week's reading The Discourses of Epictetus Book 3.23