The Balance Between Being Just And Being Nice

Practical Stoicism

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Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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It is not always Just to be nice, but it is always nice to be Just. This is easier said than done. Can Meditations 5.32 and a bit of heavy Monday morning reflection help us get better? If not, there's a Toblerone at the end of this episode that you might be interested in. -- Become a Patron: https://stoicismpod.com/members Pre-order my book: https://stoicismpod.com/book Join the waitlist: https://stoicismpod.com/app Podcast Artwork by Randy Johnson: https://originalrandy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.4	Music Good morning, Prokaptan, I am glad you're here, and I hope you're well.
0:56.2	Today, we're going to be revisiting book five of meditations and then answering a question from the patron community.
0:59.8	Speaking of patrons, big shout out to the newest among you,
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1:29.4	I care a great deal about keeping this podcast available for free, and I know that CTAs and
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1:39.8	And to be honest, I would rather be doing this than any other job I feel would be far less useful and help far fewer people.
1:47.9	I feel very lucky to be the stoicism guy for a living.
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2:02.7	no job is perfect, but I do love my job. I love this job. So thank you for being part of it every
2:08.3	day and making it possible in the first place. Today, as I said, I'm going to start by revisiting
2:13.3	book five to dive into a meditation we have not yet read. Let's do that now. It's meditation 32 from
2:21.3	book five, and it reads as follows. How hast thou behaved hitherto to the gods, thy parents, brethren,
2:29.7	children, teachers, to those who looked after you in thy infancy, to thy friends, kinsfolk, and thy slaves,
2:38.1	consider if you hast hitherto behaved to all in such a way that this may be said of thee.
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