1. They realize that things are often not as bad as they seem at first because life entails many reversals of fortune, given enough time.
2. They refuse to needlessly add another layer to their existing suffering by grieving about things and lamenting their misfortune on top of everything else.
3. They don't believe that the setbacks that can befall any individual mortal can be so all-important in the grand scheme of things - they keep things in perspective.
4. And what's more, they know that getting upset and bemoaning our fate prevents us doing the very thing most required in the face of a crisis: thinking clearly and rationally about solving the problem. - Socrates said all this!
(Footnote for nerds: He's portrayed saying this in Book 10, 603e-604d, of Plato's Republic, although it picks up on a conversation that started back in Book 3.)
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