You Have To Be Ready | Stake Your Claim
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🗓️ 21 December 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
“In his 91st Letter, Seneca tells Lucilius about his friend Liberalis who is “in some distress at the present moment following the news of the complete destruction of Lyons by fire.” It was a terrible, savage tragedy that calls to mind the images we see on the news all over the world on a day-to-day basis.”
Ryan explains the importance of being prepared and seizing the present moment, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, 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 |
| 0:11.6 | Welcome to the Daily Stoke podcast each day. We bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stokes illustrator |
| 0:19.2 | The stories from history, current events and literature to help you be better at what you do and at the beginning of the week |
| 0:25.6 | We try to do a deeper dive setting a kind of stoic intention for the week something to meditate on something to think on |
| 0:32.7 | Something to leave you with to journal about whatever it is you happen to be doing |
| 0:37.3 | So let's get into it |
| 0:41.3 | You have to be ready |
| 0:43.1 | It is 91st letter. Seneca tells Lucilius about his friend Liberales |
| 0:47.8 | who is in some distress at the present moment following the news the complete destruction of the city of lions by fire |
| 0:55.8 | It was a terrible savage tragedy that calls to mind the images we see on the news all over the world |
| 1:02.4 | Day to day and our recent interview with Anthony Long one of the most respected philosophers at one of the most important universities in the world |
| 1:11.0 | He talked about why Seneca was writing this letter to his friend |
| 1:14.0 | It wasn't to panic him with thoughts of natural catastrophes. It wasn't to say wow |
| 1:19.0 | Did you hear what happened? Can you believe it? What a tragedy were all doomed |
| 1:23.0 | No in describing these catastrophes Long told us Seneca like other ancient Stoics |
| 1:28.8 | Totally belied the modern image of the unconcerned Stoic |
| 1:32.8 | He said ancient Stoicism was actually a philosophy of action |
| 1:37.1 | Did not teach resignation much less apathy |
| 1:39.7 | But realistic acceptance of human vulnerability and making the best of oneself in one situation in all circumstances |
| 1:47.6 | Good and bad alike |
| 1:49.2 | Writing about the devastating fire of lions Seneca fully acknowledges the horror of the event |
| 1:55.6 | His advice for the future is to cultivate readiness for anything letting nothing catch you completely unprepared |
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