I always find it fascinating that, despite all the technological developments like electricity and, more recently, AI, thoughts from 2000 years ago are still just as valid and useful as they were when they were written.
Life is new for everyone and technology will never make life as such better or safe humanity in any way. I find it hard to apply tipps of a Roman emperor in my commoner life. Talking about not getting mad over things you can‘t change as a Roman emperor….😂 come on. People not able to change anything doing what a Roman emperor said…😂😂😂😂😂…kind of really dumbed down slaves trying to be dumbed down stoic slaves.
lol, lmao even. It really is true that if you go far enough in the world you'll find someone truly believing the wrong to be right. "Just do something"
The highest virtue does nothing. Yet, nothing needs to be done. The lowest virtue does everything. Yet, much remains to be done. The sage acts by doing nothing When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. - Lao-Tzu
Action towards what though? I’m kind to people when given the opportunity, I call out injustice when I get the opportunity, I do more than most in my position. Sure I’m not really taking actions towards like getting rich but idrc about that. I’m not obligated to do anything for anyone, there’s nothing wrong with living for myself, and yet I still care for others, enough that I’m one of the few really honest people I know. I know I CAN do more, and I likely will as I continue to grow. I’m only 24, I do believe that there is such a thing as the right moment. Yes I do procrastinate on some things more than I probably should, but I’m continuing to get better at that and I accomplish all the things I NEED to. I get this video is supposed to be for the purpose of motivating people but I think it also comes across as a tad judgemental. I don’t owe anyone anything, if anything most people owe me an apology for their disgusting behavior
No complex vocabulary, no weird sentence structuring, just pure thoughts aimed for everyone who stumbles across the video, this is pure humbleness from him ya know, great message btw
He is literally telling everyone what they should and should not care about. That is the least humble thing anyone could ever do. Fancy words and lack of them have nothing to do with humility. Marcus Aurelias did not speak English, you can find translations of his meditations that have all kinds of "complex vocabulary". The translator determines the words not the author.
"I don't know about the next time. This one time, I'm saying no." - this is so calming. The pain in the present moment is all I'll ever have to endure because it's all I can ever experience. The future remains uncertain and the past is unreachable. Thank you, I think you just changed my life.
This just happened to me ! I stood up to my supervisor after constant verbal abuse and told him off , to never speak down to me or disrespect me again. He apologized but it’s too late. . I left him and moved on
I love the fact how calm you are, And more than that, it’s interesting that you choose every word you express wisely and sensibly. Keep that mindset up, it will take you to the top. Appreciate you
just pulled my little book of Marcus Aurelius Meditations - Living, Dying and the Good Life - down from the shelf and dusted it off, probably been there for 20 years or more.......often thought,' Must get into that book one day.....' Hmmm 🙏
I don't have many friends, I can barely count them on one hand, and online I might have few people who check on me regularly, but there are some type of people that I'd like to be friends with and love to keep, however I can't find them, this channel kind of made me feel like I'm listening to a friend I yearn to have some intellectual conversations with and hear what he has to say.. I think that's the beauty of youtube, when you look for the good, it will find you! today is also my birthday and I feel happy that I get to hear something good and yes I'm just treating it like any other day :)
"The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think, or do. Only what you do." We all in a way crave for those ‘micro-dopamine’ and the lack of it frustrates us, so we put off those tasks, yeah I guess Stoicism is the real key to more happier life, achieving tranquility. Also great video buddy Cheers!
Ive spoken to a psychotherapist every week for the last 18 or so months and you have done more for me and my wellbeing in the last 2 weeks, for free, than any other singular source I've ever encountered. Thank you again for being a concise, coherent conduit toward inner strength.
Sometimes psychotherapy is subtle, with no instant or obvious results. Maybe these 18 months taught you to reflect better and only because of it you can get the idea behind this video. Don’t devalue bro’s work))) And yes, of course, there are times when the psychotherapist is shit 😄😄
Yes, our lives can be determined by our "nos" rather than anything else, cause how else can we navigate so many illusions, intrusions, prejudices...Only by processing each one of them at a time and see them for what they are and responding no can only lead us to what truly resonates.
To be honest, despite agreeing with a lot of what you said, I found the eating example of what to change a little triggering. I also think a lot of this mechanism assumes that you know what you want and what will work/be good for you. I also feel that this channel needs a video which critiques stoicism, which I understand would go against the whole point of this channel. However I do feel it is important to feel emotions. To not is to not be human. Being a stoic goddess can only be a part time profession. Why don't we acknowledge that?
I don't agree with this video. It's sound like David Goggins advises - fuck feeling just do it. But sometimes it's not as simple as that. People are often driven by their traumas, they delay or don't do things they want because subconsciously they don't want to do it. Maybe when you were a child your parents were screaming at you to eat healthy and now when you look at healthy food you feel these bad feelings you felt as a child. In my opinion when you delay doing something you want to do it's time to ask yourself why you do it, find your trauma and let go of it. Life doesn't have to be always fighting with yourself to improve.
Hi, I have had trauma in my life and the way I got over it is by just doing things that I didn’t want to do that were trauma triggered. It was hard but, I did it and got better. Most of the time it is that simple unless there was major trauma. If you need extra help dealing with trauma issues go and get it. Don’t procrastinate just do it-like he says.
@@MochaBrady I agree. You need to do things when you are triggered but also you need to know your trauma doing it. If you block your mind - don't want to think about or feel your feelings, and just make yourself do things, you gonna be running in circles hating that everyday you need to fight with yourself to do things. My point - Yes, you need to do things, but also you need to be aware of yourself and your feelings doing it. If not you gonna be next "fake it till you make it" clown.
It is scary how...the things I'm going through and this video pops up like some very explicit sign. I appreciate your content and thoughts that are put forward in a realistic, straightforward way that allows us to face a brutal truth but also instils hope. Subscribed :)
This is the third time I’ve watched this video. It is so important to keep our word to ourselves. As humans we must evolve which often makes us uncomfortable initially. But once we can get past that initial discomfort is when we thrive. Thank you for your ever so insightful videos. I am so grateful for them during this particular journey in my life.
lol same for me, i actually set out to watch it every day for 1 week maybe even a month. i want to internalize it into a habit. And completely agree with you. I think what's so frustrating is that we know all these truths or "meditations" somehow deep internally, but often subconsciously or consciously ignore them. wish you all the best for your journey!
what kind of statement is that on the title? we are born into this planet and we suffer without even knowing whats going on no one deserves that wtf. be careful what you put on the title for views, it can make other people feel worse
Words are like seeds of thought - you make the most of the present, a guidance to help others become better. When even one person strives, everyone you touch upon, will improve and today, becomes vastly better than yesterday. An eloquent thought for today, as Spring arrives, what will flower, what will bloom…
Everything is behaviour, reaction and response, and is just happening, keep leaving, keep going instead analysing, NOW is everything; very inspiring , thank you
A friend of mine sent me the book meditations while i was in jail last year. Theres a very compelling and respectable quality about the way he views the human mind along with how he viewed his close relationships and being a leader. He definitely wasnt perfect as a ruler but to me he is almost the perfect standard being met for using his time wisely and learning from his mistakes. Unapologetic of his human nature all the while. Your videos are interesting, you have a comforting voice that makes it easy to stay engaged. Thanks for making these. Also you are fine af. So theres that.
Its hard for me to believe ideas of men who had the time philosophize because they owned so many human slaves. And were concered or sure they should free them. These philosophers were not including in the clear thinking the very people who needed help the most.
We are a series of choices that we are making with every single passing moment. Some with intention, some with pure innate intuition. These may be unknown to our conscious minds but are so deeply influenced by our values, beliefs & our aspirations for the future we seek. Hence, in every moment we are presented with a fair choice of making better choices, until the wiser choosing becomes an effortless nature. Videos like these prove to be such powerful influences for presenting us with ideas to be making those ‘better’ choices upon. ❤
I've been dieting on and off for years now but have only gained more weight. Thank you for this inspiring and motivating video. Your lack of fancy or big words make it even better.
Great perspective. I always had this repetitive pattern were I tell myself to not do something but break my promise , I get tired because of how undisciplined I'm . Now I'm gonna try to focus on the moment that I'm in like my life depends on it .
Yes, it’s a powerful sentence but it’s also missing the nuance of every day life. I mean tell this to a kid Gaza, say “Hey kid everything that’s happening to you is your fault and if you wanted to change it, you would.” Yes, if you can walk through life and just ponder things this is a very powerful sentence but if you have to go through life and deal with life, it’s kind of..”im 16 and this is so deep.”
I honestly cannot believe how things we put out into the universe come right back to us. I came to the realization that I am deserving of everything happening to me in my life just over a week ago. Before, I would find all sorts of reasons to justify why things were playing out the way they were in my life, in total denial of the real reason change was not happening, that reason being...me. Everything you said here is completely true. I listened with my eyes closed as if mediating and absorb every word. Thank you for being real. I am so grateful I have found your channel.
You are so right! Complacency, ignorance, and laziness are the true enemies of growth. People love the comfort zone - whatever makes them uncomfortable they avoid. I've been struggling with toxic shame, social anxiety, and feeling painfully self-conscious in social situations. But in the past five years, I did my best to overcome those maladies. What do you recommend for feeling self-conscious? What's your take on that? Any advice would be much appreciated.
Wild, for the past few days I’ve been feeling like I’ve allowed myself to relax in various areas of life when I know more action should be taken. You’re absolutely right, it takes just a shift in mindset to look at something that as a whole seems insurmountable and to break it down into the small task of doing what you can this moment. Good reminder 👍 Seems like common sense but common sense isn’t really all that common, is it 😅
Your letters of Seneca video was the first video I watched. Now im adding your content to my homeschooling materials. Thank you for what you are doing.
It's not that you lie to others. Others are so use to lies and half lies, they have automatically figured it in. Our brains know society very well and calculate automatically without even acknowledging it. Lies and habits of half lies only harms oneself. When you make up reasons for not doing what you know you should be doing in the moment, you're harming self. The less you tell half truths, folks notice you more than when you lie. Because lying is socially the most common. Most of the time they are so small and acceptable that you never realize you are doing it. We truly live in this social matrix of beliefs that have very little value in truth. Early on it was about survival and procreation. Now that life is truly much easier, it's simply about protecting pleasures and habits. What you see when you look out a window upon the world is more social construct than it is reality.
Alternatively, it is both your fault and the fault of all those around you who could help you or edify you but choose not to. Or the fault of a society composed of many such people, who are in their positions because of their superior discipline and self-possession but do not help or have not succeeded in creating surplus and social programs to ease the process. If you continuously fail at embettering yourself, you may need outside help. It is hardly your fault, given this biology, environment, childhood, and other significant handicaps. You'll change when someone helps you or it gets drastic enough to force change, but it's not as you present it, a 'choice.' That would imply they have greater conscientiousness or willpower, which they evidently do not as they (the imaginary person) are in the position they are in. Or alternatively, one could not expect them to be in a better position given all of the factors working against them (e.g., systemic discrimination, trauma, mental illness, lack of independence, lack of "virtues" because of lack of education). It would be as stupid as expecting iron to turn into gold just because it 'has no excuse.' Such a naive view, lacking in nuance. It is easy to avoid a systemic critique and blame the individuals who fail to succeed and highlight flaws in it.
I've noticed nearly all rich people do this. They're rich because they deserve it, and you are poor because you deserve it. It's natural selection. Even though they were born with both parents and with enough money to go to extremes to help them develop as humans-therapy, trips, private schooling, tutoring, lots of life experiences etc. Never seen a wealthy person say "Thank god for my formative environment or I'd have none of this". Basically it's the tried and true "just pick yourself up by your bootstraps bro like I did". A lot of people's lives are fucked and it's not even close to always their fault, and it is in fact too late for them. That's just facts. The most important thing for those people especially if they have kids is to truly introspect and understand what went wrong in their life (what doesn't work) and try with everything they have to give their children an environment that IS conducive to success and fulfillment. That sacrifice in itself is their path to redemption.
My husband died suddenly of a heart attack. Did I deserve that? Did he? He was always good today. I was the one who always said, "I will start tomorrow."
no, you did not deserve it. I'm very sorry for your loss, may your husband rest in peace, you will see him in heaven again. I know im a stranger and this means nothing probably but i wish the best for you and pray you can get some peace. May God give you peace.
The lesson is ,does not matter what ,we need to become stronger human being , we will become only by loosing things ,people ,let go .You need to find challenge to find yourself , because you is important for God ,don't loose yourself ,sending love
I think out of all your advice, this is the one I struggle with most. I do have my "excuses." But excuses are pointless. Ultimately, postponing yourself only hurts yourself. I don't want to hurt myself anymore...
Hi 👋 I wanted to thank you a lot, you've helped me with my constant anxiety. I would run from situations and people, lie on my resume and in interviews, make up extra details telling a story to impress a potential partner, etc. It never dawned on me that this is unnatural. I always thought I was a straightforward person. In reality my actions didn't reflect this at all. This video and your explanation of the quote, brought me tremendous clarity and comfort, to know that all it takes is acting like my ideal self in this present moment and that every other point in time contributes nothing but unnecessary agony to my mind. You're truly awesome and a gift to the RU-vid community.
I have felt lighter since choosing to be more honest after finding your videos only 3 weeks ago. I had no idea how often I defaulted to little white lies.
In the next three months, my whole life will be completely different as I will be moving to a foreign country for higher education. As someone who is extremely introverted and socially anxious, I am really nervous about the idea of living alone without my family and their support. I have been anxious all the time and its causing me a lot of stress. Hearing you emphasize the importance of living in the present and taking actions according to the moment eased a lot of tension in me. I am letting go the tensions of the future and burdens of the past. What matters in this singular present and the actions I take here. Thank you so much for this comfort
@@crossingtheline4372 Thank you for your message. I'll definitely take your advice and make the most of my time there!! I'm really excited for this new chapter of my life :)
my soul is raped the man I revered as my best friend, raped my soul he abandoned and betrayed and discarded and replaced me over the past 15 months (almost 16), while I've been desperately trying to heal from the trauma that he's caused me... he's been with my replacement, making all of his wildest dreams come true! the pain is truly debilitating and paralyzing completely unfathomable do we really create your own reality, even before we incarnate into this world? if so, why this? this morning I read a quote from Lao Tzu, went something like: God gives you the people you need, not the ones you want. utter bullshit? or truth?
Utter bullshit. The point of that Lao Tzu quote is to turn pain or disappointment into lessons you can use in the future. But that doesn't mean you NEEDED them. Did god give the kids in Auschwitz the people they needed? No he gave them to demons and led them to death. Use that knowledge and pain to strive to avoid people like that, to avoid future pain. But understand people like that don't exist to remedy your failings, you didn't NEED them, sometimes they're just shit people.
Thank you so much for what you do brother , this really resonated me on a deep level as i find myself in this very struggle right now . I heard a quote a couple of years ago that was attributed to Abraham Lincoln , it said , " Discipline is choosing between what you want now , and what you want most " i think it kind of sums up everything you said in this video . Thanks again , i appreciate what you do
