Welcome to the Daily Stoic podcast where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you in your everyday life.

Well, on Thursdays, we not only read the daily meditation,

but we answer some questions from listeners and fellow Stoics.

We're trying to apply this philosophy just as you are. Some of these come from my talks. Some of these come

from Zoom sessions that we do with Daily Stoic Life members or as part of the challenges.

Some of them are from interactions I have on the street

when there happened to be someone there recording.

But thank you for listening, and we hope this is of use to you.

Either way,

either this is of use to you.

Either way, this is not the answer.

All the bad things in the world are not created equal.

For instance, stuff happens that was a mistake.

Stuff happens that was an accidental byproduct.

Stuff happens because people are ignorant of who

and how it affected others.

And then, of course, there's the stuff that happens

that really doesn't do any damage at all that we sweat or get upset about only because we're valuing the wrong things

or focusing on what we don't control. Is there evil in the world?

Sadly, yes, there is malevolent, terrible evil. but as Marcus Aurelius wrote if the community isn't injured by it neither am I and if it is anger is not the answer

his point was that a lot of the stuff we get mad about isn't worth

getting mad about. Somebody cuts you off in traffic, somebody says something

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