Here’s Why We Take Care of Our Own

"Marcus Aurelius reminded himself, and us, two thousand years ago that we are all made for each other. The Stoics talked repeatedly about the idea of the common good. To leave someone hanging, turning your heart to stone because there is so much pain and suffering in this world? That is to betray this philosophy."Ryan shows why it's so critical that we take care of one another on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow Daily Stoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 📢 Share | ⚙️ Manage Subscription

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• 0:06Ryan Holiday?

  Welcome to The Daily Stoic, where each day we read a short passage designed to help you cultivate the strength, insight, wisdom necessary for living the good life. Each one of these passages is based on the 2,000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoic.com. Here's why we take care of our own. If there's anything redeeming about tragedies or natural disasters, it's the good they reveal in people. Whether it's the Cajun Navy rushing to rescue people in floods, firemen running into a burning building, or a brave person putting themselves in the line of fire to stop a mass shooting, the worst events also

• 0:51Ryan Holiday?

  bring out the best in us. We still take care of our own, these events show us. Courage isn't dead yet. Marcus Aurelius reminded himself and us 2,000 years ago that we are all made for each other. The Stoics talked repeatedly about the idea of the common good. To leave someone hanging, turning your heart to stone because there's so much pain and suffering in the world, that is to betray this philosophy. Much of what happens in this world is outside of our control. We can't stop a hurricane, obviously, but we do have the power to help our neighbor in the middle of one. We can't help being scared, but we can decide to push through it, to speak up and defend someone who doesn't look like us, to say, "Hey, not

• 1:35Ryan Holiday?

  in my name," to the policies that discriminate or persecute. We take care of our own because we are all one. We are all part of the same Sympathia, as the Stoics called it, an interconnected cosmos. We are all our own part of the same large whole. We are cut from the same cloth and breathe and think and live the same, no matter what superficial differences may appear to exist. Every one of the four Stoic virtues—courage, justice, wisdom, and moderation—teaches us this and demands we act accordingly, starting right now. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. And

• 2:17Ryan Holiday?

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