Where is good? In your choices. Where is evil? In your choices. Where is neither good nor evil? In everything that doesn't depend on your choices. So then — does anyone think about these lessons outside the classroom? Does anyone practice answering life's questions the way they'd answer test questions? 'Is it day?' 'Yes.' 'Is it night?' 'No.' 'Is the number of stars even?' 'I can't tell.' When someone offers you money, have you trained yourself to give the right answer — that money isn't actually good? Have you practiced these real answers, or only academic puzzles? Why are you surprised that you improve in areas you've studied, but stay the same in areas you've ignored?
Where is the good? In the will. Where is the evil? In the will. Where is neither of them? In those things which are independent of the will. Well then? Does any one among us think of these lessons out of the schools? Does any one meditate (strive) by himself to give an answer to things as in the case of questions?—Is it day?—Yes.—Is it night?—No.—Well, is the number of stars even?—I cannot say.—When money is shown (offered) to you, have you studied to make the proper answer, that money is not a good thing? Have you practised yourself in these answers, or only against sophisms? Why do you wonder then if in the cases which you have studied, in those you have improved; but in those which you have not studied, in those you remain the same?