Think About How Lucky You Are
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🗓️ 2 September 2020
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Summary
"Marcus Aurelius was wealthy on a scale you cannot even imagine. Seneca too. These were men with enormous fortunes… and control of imperial power. They controlled life and death. They had fame beyond fame.
And yet, you are far more blessed and fortunate than they are."
Ryan describes how lucky we all are to live in this day and age in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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| 0:47.2 | Welcome to the Daily Steal Podcast. For each day we read a short passage designed to |
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| 0:57.5 | Which one of these passages is based on the 2000 year old philosophy that has guided some |
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| 1:10.3 | Think about how lucky you are. Marcus Aurelius was wealthy on a scale you cannot even imagine. |
| 1:16.7 | Sena Ketu, these were men with enormous fortunes and control of imperial power, the controlled |
| 1:22.0 | life and death they had fame beyond fame. And yet you are far more blessed and fortunate |
| 1:28.4 | than they are. If Marcus Aurelius wanted to read a book at night, think of all the energy |
| 1:32.8 | and effort that would have been required to fulfill his wish. Slaves would have to be called |
| 1:37.6 | torches lit and held if it was cold outside. Think of what was required to keep him warm. |
| 1:43.3 | If Sena Ketu wanted to travel he had few options and most of them involved serious risk |
| 1:48.6 | from pirates to shipwrecks and disease. You, you get light by flipping a switch. You can |
| 1:55.0 | hop in your car, you can zip up a hoodie or pull on some socks to minor engineering marvels |
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