Can You Fight To See Their Side? | Ask DS
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🗓️ 20 April 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
One gets the sense that Seneca, like many smart and active people, was often frustrated by other people. It is inevitable that someone like him—someone creating art, actively participating in government, managing properties, etc—would have regularly found his interest and his will thwarted. Perhaps a neighbor opposed some changes he was making to his land. Or an intriguing enemy at the palace sought to undermine him with the emperor. Maybe his brother jostled for an inheritance. Maybe he bumped into a rude person in the street.
These are timeless and common occurrences. And, quite naturally, they are prone to make us angry—especially if we impute the least charitable motivations on the other party.
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| 0:10.6 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom |
| 0:15.3 | designed to help you in your everyday life. |
| 0:17.9 | Well on Thursdays, we not only read the daily meditation, but we answer some questions |
| 0:21.7 | from listeners in fellow Stoics. |
| 0:23.4 | We're trying to apply this philosophy just as you are. |
| 0:27.8 | Some of these come from my talks. |
| 0:29.6 | Some of these come from Zoom sessions that we do with Daily Stoic Life members or as part |
| 0:35.6 | of the challenges. |
| 0:37.3 | Some of them are from interactions I have on the street when there happen to be someone |
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| 0:52.7 | One gets the sense that Sennaka, like many smart and active people, was often frustrated |
| 0:57.2 | by other people. |
| 0:59.0 | It is inevitable that someone like him, someone creating art actively participating in government, |
| 1:04.6 | managing properties, etc. |
| 1:06.9 | would have regularly found his interests and his will thwarted. |
| 1:10.8 | Perhaps a neighbor opposed some change he was making to his land or an intriguing enemy |
| 1:15.4 | at the palace sought to undermine him with the emperor. |
| 1:19.2 | Maybe his brother jostled for an inheritance. |
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