people in my hometown complain about the cold all winter long, but once you spend some time in more moderate climates you realize enduring winter fosters resilience and renders the eventual first weeks of spring a literal halcyon paradise by contrast
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when summer weather lasts all year, every year, it's very easy to stop noticing and appreciating the enchantments of idyllic weather
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In proper Lindy effect style, there's even a passage from Epictetus about how we must undertake "harsh winter training" for our own betterment.
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thanks! glad it rings true. and hahah i'm glad there's an Epictetus quote for this