Yes... well... being philosophical: "If you are philosophical in your reaction to something that is not satisfactory, you accept it calmly and without anger, understanding that failure and disappointment are a part of life."
Yikes.
I suppose it's all a matter of degrees. How to be be calm and clear, not angry about "something not satisfactory." Is it a good idea? A healthy way to live?
Seems like a test and a challenge and contrary to our audacious pop culture credo of having everything all the time. Accepting failure and disappointment; is it just being an intelligent person, or an abdication, a giving up, a giving in?
There is a Universe of "not satisfactory," shite out there. It is the ocean we swim in, the air we breathe. We endure the slings & arrows of outrageous fortune, and keep on going. That's philosophy in action.
