Two handles

On ancient wisdom about perspective

Epictetus noted, "Everything has two handles, one by which it may be carried, another by which it cannot."

Do you have to do that thing today, or do you get to do that thing today? And if, for some reason, you have to do that thing today, how is the lens you're looking through coloring your perception?

If you need to carry the load anyway, can you find a more comfortable angle from where to lift it?