“If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact — not to be solved, but to be coped with.”
What this quote means
Shimon Peres invites us to distinguish solvable problems from immutable facts. Some situations cannot be resolved, only accepted and managed. This distinction is crucial for our inner peace: persisting on a fact exhausts us, while accepting it allows us to focus our energies on what we can change. In life, this wisdom helps us let go of the uncontrollable and find coping strategies to live with it.
How to apply it daily
Identify a situation you cannot change, then devise a plan to manage it as best as possible rather than trying to solve it.
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