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When someone acts badly toward you, ask what kind of things seem good or bad to him.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations · paraphrase
What it means today

The person who wrongs you is following their own idea of good, however mistaken. Once you see what they were chasing, the anger softens into understanding — without excusing the wrong.

Try this todayWhen wronged today, ask what seemed good to the other person, before you judge.
Today’s questionWhat did this person think they were gaining?
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