“Amor Fati”
A phrased linked to philosophers as early as Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, later coined by one of the most polarizing figures in philosophy and one of the most influential modern thinkers of our time Friedrich Nietzsche, where we transformed it and used it as a central thought to much of his work.
“Amor Fati” a.k.a “Love Of Faith”.
I read this idea this morning in my meditations and had an immediate thought… “How do i use this in my day today?”. Before I figure out how to utilize it, I must figure out exactly what it means in context.
“Amor Fati” can be expanded into the idea that we love all things that happen to us “good” and “bad”. Of course we talked about this idea in my last letter Daily Discipline, in which there really is no subjective “good” or “bad” in the world. Its the definition or meaning we give to said events or fate.
This idea of “Amor Fati” is one that challenges us to not only see the beauty in the “good” but also find a way to love the “bad”. It challenges us to think bigger and beyond the walls we usually confine ourselves to. As I started thinking a bit deeper on this a couple things came to my mind. Its so hard to implement something like this because life can become so challenging at times and really drag us down in a way that makes it hard to believe that nothing is “bad”. With that being said, I want you to take these points in and think about them.
To me “Amor Fati” means a couple things:
When “bad” things occur, we have to do our best to objectively look at whats going on and see how it fits in the grand scheme of things.
“Amor Fati” is truly loving adversity because even in the “Worst” of things it can teach us something amazing.
Now, im not going to be unrealistic…
Things happen in life and its really truly hard to find the things that are amazing or the learning that can be had from it.
At the end of the day, our goal is to make the time between “bad” things happening and us breaking them down to a learning experience as quick of a process as possible. Each time should become quicker than the last to transition into that process.
It starts with this process, understanding this idea through something as simple as “Amor Fati” and making a conscious daily effort to change.
I hope this letter serves you.
To Infinity & Beyond,
Brandon
