Yes, This is Unfair, Yet... | Keep the Rhythm
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🗓️ 14 December 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
"You didn’t cause the pandemic. You might have even been one of the people who was vocal about the dangers early on. Perhaps you didn’t vote for the leaders—worldwide—who have so failed us in preventing it or protecting us. Yet here you are, stuck dealing with the fallout."
Ryan explains the importance of doing what is right, even when faced with unfair circumstances, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members. You can listen to the Daily Stoke podcast early and add free on Amazon music download the app today |
| 0:12.4 | Welcome to the Daily Stoke podcast each day. We bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stokes |
| 0:19.6 | Illustrated with stories from history |
| 0:21.6 | Current events and literature to help you be better at what you do and at the beginning of the week |
| 0:26.4 | We try to do a deeper dive setting a kind of stoic intention for the week something to meditate on something to think on |
| 0:33.4 | Something to leave you with to journal about whatever it is you happen to be doing |
| 0:38.0 | So let's get into it |
| 0:43.0 | Yes, this is unfair |
| 0:45.3 | But you didn't cause this pandemic |
| 0:48.2 | You might have even been one of the people who was vocal about the dangers early on |
| 0:52.6 | Perhaps you didn't vote for the leaders worldwide who have so failed us in preventing it or protecting us |
| 0:59.6 | Yet here you are stuck dealing with the fallout |
| 1:03.2 | You're healthy. You're unlikely to have health complications from the virus your grandparents aren't around anymore |
| 1:10.0 | Yet here you are at home under legal restrictions |
| 1:13.4 | Prevented from working or living your life as you like |
| 1:16.2 | Maybe unlike some businesses you've kept large cash reserves maybe unlike some investors |
| 1:22.5 | You didn't over leverage yourself and you don't have large debt payments to service |
| 1:26.7 | Which means that on top of this pandemic, which again is not your fault |
| 1:30.1 | You're not in a position to be bailed out by hastily constructed government stimulus plans |
| 1:35.6 | It's unfair. It's frustrating, but it's reality |
| 1:39.4 | The Stokes would say so what whoever promised you fair whoever promised you that you'd be made whole |
| 1:47.4 | The reward for being right for being prudent in your affairs |
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