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🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

It doesn't matter who you are, the facts are the same. Marcus Aurelius was Emperor. Epictetus was a slave. Two different fates, but the same reality. Most of life, most situations are out of our control. All we can do is respond to them well. All we can do is endure them.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom
0:08.8	designed to help you in your everyday life.
0:11.8	But on Fridays, we not only read this daily meditation, but I try to answer some questions
0:16.6	from listeners and fellow stoics who are trying to apply this philosophy, whatever it is they
0:21.9	happen to do.
0:23.5	Sometimes these are from talks.
0:25.1	Sometimes these are people who come up to talk to me on the street.
0:28.4	Sometimes these are written in or emailed from listeners.
0:32.2	But I hope in answering their questions, I can answer your questions, give a little
0:36.7	more guidance on this philosophy we're all trying to follow.
0:47.2	Hey prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic Podcast early and add free on Amazon
0:51.6	music.
0:52.6	Download the app today.
0:57.9	It's not what happens, it's how you bear it.
1:02.5	It doesn't matter who you are, the facts are the same.
1:06.0	Marcus Aurelius was emperor, Epictetus was a slave, two different fates, but the same
1:11.4	reality.
1:12.7	Most of life, most situations are out of our control.
1:16.4	All we can do is respond to them well, all we can do is endure them.
1:21.1	In December 1950, the United States was deep into the war in Korea.
1:25.9	It seemed likely that the conflict would spiral out of control.
1:29.3	What would happen next?
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