“Defiance is not always about acting out. Changing your mind can defy fortune.”
by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe — from Vicissitudes of Life, chapter 9
In other words
Fortune changes conditions, sometimes with a speed that leaves little room to resist. Fighting every event directly may waste strength on forces that cannot be stopped. The mind offers another place to stand. A change in focus can alter what a fall means, what can be learned from it, and how a person prepares for what comes next. The event remains real, but it no longer has sole control of the direction.
This kind of defiance may be quiet. It does not need to look like rebellion. Refusing to let changing fortune decide the whole inner life can turn a setback into a new position from which to rise.
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