"You can make of your fortune what you will; for any fortune which seems difficult either tests virtue or corrects and punishes vice" (Boethius p. 99).
This line reminds me of what we thought Lady Philosophy's goal was - changing the perspective of Boethius. She made a startling claim, saying that all the things we face are really good (p. 97). This partially depends on perspective, but it also recognizes that everything has purpose. In the King James Version of the Bible, Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." For believers, this should be our perspective - that our circumstances lead us to what is good.
P.S. I commented on Tinsley Griffin's post.
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