The individual who understands he/ she was not born in this era by happenstance cannot as easily be negatively affected by the world circus.

Suffering arises from attachment, and attachment comes from spiritual ignorance.

The mature soul becomes aware of the principles and transitory nature of physical reality.

The harder the times one incarnates in, the greater the opportunity for growth.

Therefore, the wise embrace struggle and grab the bull by the horns, like Theseus.

“He that is thy friend indeed,
He will help thee in thy need:
If thou sorrow, he will weep
If thou wake, he cannot sleep:
Thus of every grief in heart
He with thee doth bear a part.
These are certain signs to know
Faithful friend from flattering foe.” - The Passionate Pilgrim

The truth is where kindness and cruelty intersect.

The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together.

Plotinus

Take a moment right now to stop. Close your eyes and steady your mind. Focus on listing out all the great things about yourself, things you have been given by the Gods, achievements you have reached, people of exceptional quality that surround you and enrich your life, means and sustenance you possess. Think on just how rich you are in the blessings of the Gods. Bask in the light of that realization and enjoy the bliss they have given you.

"Everything changes; nothing dies; the soul
Roams to and fro, now here, now there, and takes
What frame it will, passing from beast to man,
From our own form to beast and never dies.
As yielding wax is stamped with new designs
And changes shape and seems not still the same,
Yet is indeed the same, even so our souls,
Are still the same for ever, but adopt
In their migrations ever-varying forms."

Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.164-172