
Epictetus was born a slave in ancient Rome. He spent his early years owned by another man, with very little control over his own body, his own time, even where he could go. At some point, his leg was badly injured, and for the rest of his life he walked with a limp. So this was not a man writing from a comfortable mansion, telling you to just think positive. This was a man who had every reason in the world to be bitter, angry, and broken. And yet he became one of the wisest, calmest, most free human beings who ever lived. Think about that. A slave who became free in the only way that truly matters. Free on the inside. And the secret he discovered is the secret we're unpacking today. So let's get into it.
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