Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you

with your most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy,

by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

The lives of the greats remind us.

Why do we tell our kids' stories?

Why do we tell them about history? Teach them about

Martin Luther King, George Washington, Florence Nightingale, Jesus, Cincinnati, Marcus Aurelius. Because

it matters. As Longfellow wrote, Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives

sublime and departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.

We are trying to teach our kids the most important and pressing lesson of all, that they can make a

difference, that they can change the world. There's a part of that can feel cheesy, even naive.

There's a part of it that's practically politically incorrect these

days, but it matters. Because if they don't believe it, what hope is there of change of progress,

doesn't our apathy just cede the field to the bad guys? We tell our kids' stories to inspire them.

That's what bedtime reading is about, not just tiring them out

before they go to sleep. The point of history class isn't to berate them with evil deeds of old

dead white guys. We want them to know people can have an impact. People can lead wonderful lives.

People can leave their footprints on the sands of time. Not just people, but your kids can do

this. And in helping them realize that, you're making your own impact. Hey, thanks for listening to

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