Don't Just Assume It Will Work Out

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Dads, Society & Culture, Education, Parenting, Wisdom, Ryan Holiday, Kids & Family, Relationships, Fatherhood, Self-improvement

4.6 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

“In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius takes a moment to remind himself of the “malice, cunning and hypocrisy that power produces,” and the “peculiar ruthlessness often shown by people from ‘good families.’” It’s notable that he would say such a thing, because Marcus came from a great family. His grandparents were illustrious Romans, he had a doting mother, and then he was adopted by Hadrian and Antoninus Pius and groomed for power.”

Ryan explains why you must mold your children into good people, on today’s Daily Dad podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your
0:14.1	most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical
0:20.3	wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.
0:24.5	Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.
0:33.3	Don't just assume it will all work out.
0:37.1	In meditations, Marcus Aurelius takes a moment to remind
0:40.1	himself of the malice cunning and hypocrisy that power produces, and the peculiar ruthlessness
0:45.1	often shown by people from good families. It's notable that he would say such a thing because
0:50.6	Marcus came from a great family. His grandparents were illustrious Romans. He had a
0:55.0	doting mother, and he was adopted by Hadrian and Antoninus Pius and then groomed for power.
1:00.5	Even so, he knew he had to be careful. Just because you come from privilege and money, just because
1:05.6	you're well-educated, there's no guarantee. Life is full of temptations, bad habits, bad personality
1:10.7	traits.
1:11.8	These things are easy to fall prey to. Look at Marcus Aurelius' own children as an example.
1:17.2	Marcus and his wife were calm and wise, and still something went wrong with comidus.
1:22.5	The point of it is this, just because you're successful, just because you can pay to send your kids to the right schools, just because you showed up more than your own parents doesn't mean you're out of the woods. This is a hard job we've committed to. The stakes are high. The margin for error is low. In his own case, Marcus knew he couldn't take his upbringing for granted. To be a good man and a good ruler took constant work. Perhaps that dedication to
1:45.3	work was why he fell short at home, or perhaps he forgot his own advice. We can learn from both his
1:50.6	example and his mistakes. Kids don't just turn out as good people. They are made that way,
1:56.2	molded, guided by ancestors, taught by example, and buoyed by the constancy of parental presence.
2:02.3	You must provide this. You cannot slack. You cannot assume it will handle itself.
2:07.8	They need you.
2:10.0	Thank you for listening to the Daily Dad podcast. You can also get an email version of these podcasts at
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