Love: The Most Important Thing We Get Wrong

Love is one of those things we all experience, yet struggle to define. It’s in our relationships, our passions, our responsibilities—but what is it, really? Is it just romance? Is it the way we care for our kids? Our friends? Is it the love we have for our work, our fate, or even ourselves? The Stoics had a word for one kind of love: Amor Fati—the love of fate. Not just accepting what happens, but embracing it, knowing that every experience—good or bad—shapes us. Marcus Aurelius wrote,...