Boethius is a philosopher who is sitting in jail waiting to die and while he is waiting he is wondering why bad things happen to good people. So, Lady philosophy tries make Boethius realize that if have the goods of nature then the goods of fortune are meaningless. In order to do that we must first understand what the goods of fortune are, what the goods of nature are, and what happiness is. The goods …showed first 75 words of 415 total…

…showed last 75 words of 415 total…and it is up to us whether or not we want to follow His direction. Boethius realizes through lady philosophy that if you have the goods of nature then there is no such thing as good and bad fortune. If you do have the goods of nature then you will know to handle good and bad fortune. Also, by choosing the goods of nature we get closer to the center of life, which is God.